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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Cook \Cook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooked (k[oo^]kt); p. pr &
     vb. n. Cooking.]
     1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking,
        broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency
        of fire or heat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to
        garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook
        an account. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              They all of them receive the same advices from
              abroad, and very often in the same words; but their
              way of cooking it is so different.    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  cooking \cooking\ n.
     1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so
        prepared; cookery.
  
     Syn: cookery, cuisine, culinary art.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. the act of preparing something (as food) by the
        application of heat.
        [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Cook \Cook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cooked; p. pr & vb. n.
     Cooking.]
     1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking,
        broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency
        of fire or heat.
  
     2. To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to
        garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook
        an account. [Colloq.]
  
              They all of them receive the same advices from
              abroad, and very often in the same words; but their
              way of cooking it is so different.    --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  cooking
       n : the act of preparing something (as food) by the application
           of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed
           who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation
           of meals to his wife" [syn: cookery, preparation]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 το μαγείρεμα
     2 η μαγειρική

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     a.
     1 Designed for culinary purposes
     2 (lb en informal) In progress, happening.
     3 (of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes
  than drinking.
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cook nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     a.
     1 Designed for culinary purposes
     2 (lb en informal) In progress, happening.
     3 (of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes
  than drinking.
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cook nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     a.
     1 Designed for culinary purposes
     2 (lb en informal) In progress, happening.
     3 (of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes
  than drinking.
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cook nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     a.
     1 Designed for culinary purposes
     2 (lb en informal) In progress, happening.
     3 (of an alcoholic drink) Cheap; better suited for use in recipes
  than drinking.
     n.
     (lb en uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.
     vb.
     (present participle of en cook nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     Englanti n.
     1 keittäminen
     2 ruoanlaitto
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm c ook ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  cooking
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en cook ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb cook)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  cooking /kˈʊkɪŋ/
  pan

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Cooking /kˈʊkɪŋ/
  الطبخ

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  cooking /kˈʊkɪŋ/ 
  vaření