cooked
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Having been prepared for eating by the application of heat: Describes food that has undergone a cooking process, such as boiling, baking, frying, or grilling, making it ready and safe to eat.
- Altered or processed, often dishonestly (informal/slang): In informal contexts, can describe something that has been falsified or manipulated, such as financial records.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Food):
- The chicken must be thoroughly cooked to avoid food poisoning.
- We had a delicious meal of cooked vegetables and rice.
- Adjective (Informal):
- The accountant was accused of submitting cooked books to the tax authorities.
Advanced Usage
- "to be cooked" (slang): To be in a hopeless situation, defeated, or ruined.
- After that disastrous interview, my chances of getting the job are cooked.
- "cooked to perfection": An idiom meaning food has been cooked exactly right.
- The steak was cooked to perfection—juicy and tender.
Variants and Related Words
- Cook (verb): To prepare food by applying heat.
- I will cook dinner tonight.
- Cooker (noun): An appliance for cooking food.
- She bought a new pressure cooker.
- Cookery (noun): The art or practice of cooking.
- He is taking a cookery class.
Synonyms
- Prepared (in the context of food).
- Done (when referring to the state of food).
- Falsified (for the informal meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Cook up (phrasal verb):
- To prepare food by cooking.
- She cooked up a quick pasta dish.
- To invent a story or plan, often a dishonest one.
- The suspects cooked up an alibi for the night of the crime.
Related Idioms
- What's cooking?: An informal greeting meaning "What's happening?" or "What's going on?"
- Hey, what's cooking? You all look very busy.
- Too many cooks spoil the broth: A proverb meaning that if too many people are involved in a task, it may not be done well.
- We need one clear leader for this project; too many cooks spoil the broth.
Adjective
- having been prepared for eating by the application of heat