Definition of Cooking in English :
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Cooking meaning in English
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Cooking
see synonyms of cookingNoun
1. cookery, cooking, preparation
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Example Sentences:'cooking can be a great art''people are needed who have experience in cookery''he left the preparation of meals to his wife'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Cooking
see synonyms of cookingv. cooked, cook·ing, cooks
v.tr.
1. To prepare (food) for eating by applying heat.
2. To prepare or treat by heating: slowly cooked the medicinal mixture.
3. Slang To alter or falsify so as to make a more favorable impression; doctor: disreputable accountants who were paid to cook the firm's books.
v.intr.
1. To prepare food for eating by applying heat.
2. To undergo application of heat especially for the purpose of later ingestion.
3. Slang To happen, develop, or take place: What's cooking in town?
4. Slang To proceed or perform very well: The band really got cooking after midnight.
n.
A person who prepares food for eating.
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