cook

/kʊk/ verb

Definition

PREPARE [I, T] › to prepare food and usually heat it: Who's cooking this evening? She cooked the meat in oil and spices.

HEAT [I] › If food cooks, it is heated until it is ready to eat: The rice is cooking.

cooked adjective › not raw

(Definition of cook verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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