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do

verb [T] (COOK)
 
 
// /du/ /duː/ /duː/ (did, done)

Definition

to cook or prepare food: Who's doing the food for your party? [+ two objects] I'll do you some scrambled eggs.Preparing foodPreparing food using heatProviding and serving meals
(Definition of do verb (COOK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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