Definition of "Cook" :

noun: someone who cooks food

noun: English navigator who claimed the east coast of Australia for Britain and discovered several Pacific islands (1728-1779)

verb: transform and make suitable for consumption by heating

"These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes."

verb: transform by heating

"The apothecary cooked the medicinal mixture in a big iron kettle."

verb: prepare for eating by applying heat

"Cook me dinner, please."

verb: prepare a hot meal

"My husband doesn't cook."

verb: tamper, with the purpose of deception

"Cook the books."