Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, What to cook first in a cast iron skillet, Wikipedia. To prepare or treat by heating: slowly cooked the medicinal mixture. To prepare food for eating by applying heat. To undergo application of heat especially for the purpose of later ingestion.

Slang To happen, develop, or take place: What’s cooking in town? Slang To proceed or perform very well: The band really got cooking after midnight. A person who prepares food for eating. Her goose was cooked when she was caught cheating on the test. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. New Zealand, in the South Island, in the Southern Alps: the highest peak in New Zealand. SE Alaska, in the St Elias Mountains. Robin, full name Robert Finlayson Cook.