cook to prepare a meal or food for eating by using heat:
I offered to cook a meal for her. Cook in a hot oven for 25 minutes.make to make a meal or a particular dish by cooking it or getting all the parts ready:
John was making dinner. I think I’ll make a salad for lunch.prepare to make a meal or a particular dish by getting all the parts ready.
Prepare is more formal than
make:
The children helped to prepare the evening meal. The dish takes a long time to prepare.rustle up /ˈrʌs
əl/
informal to cook a meal or dish quickly using whatever is available:
She soon rustled up a tasty soup.fix especially American English to cook or prepare a meal – used about meals you make quickly:
Why don’t you take a nap while I fix dinner?do British English informal to make a particular type of food:
I could do you an omelette. I was thinking of doing a fish pie when Michael comes.bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
Tom baked a cake for my birthday.roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
Roast the potatoes for an hour.fry to cook food in hot oil:
She was frying some mushrooms.stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
stir-fried tofu and bean sproutssauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
Sauté the potatoes in butter.grill to cook food over or under strong heat:
grilled fishbroil American English to cook food under heat:
broiled fishboil to cook something in very hot water:
He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. English people seem to love boiled vegetables.steam to cook vegetables over hot water:
Steam the rice for 15 minutes.poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
poached salmontoast to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
toasted muffinsbarbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.microwave to cook food in a microwave oven:
The beans can be microwaved. [TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲