kuk v. & n. --v. 1 tr.
prepare (food) by
heating it. 2 intr. (of food)
undergo cooking. 3 tr. colloq.
falsify (accounts etc.);
alter to
produce a desired
result. 4 tr. sl.
ruin,
spoil. 5 tr. (esp. as cooked adj.)
Brit. sl.
fatigue,
exhaust. 6 tr. & intr. US colloq. do or
proceed successfully. 7 intr. (as be cooking) colloq. be
happening or
about to
happen (went to
find out what was cooking). --n. a
person who cooks,
esp. professionally or in a specified
way (a
good cook). øcook-chill 1
the process of cooking
and refrigerating
food ready for reheating at a later
time. 2 (attrib.) (of food) prepared in
this way. cook a person's
goose ruin a person's chances. cook up colloq.
invent or
concoct (a story,
excuse, etc.). øøcookable adj. & n. [OE coc f. pop.L cocus for L coquus]