(informal) A long or complicated journey, an indirect route.

simple past tense and past participle of cook up

(countable, chiefly US) A cooking contest. / (chemistry, military) Accidental detonation of explosives, especially as the result of excessive heat.

Partially or completely cooked in advance.

(transitive) To prepare (food or chemical substances) by cooking or heating. / (transitive, figuratively) To manufacture; to invent (something, often a deceit or falsehood).

Any variety of apple primarily used for making pies, crumbles or sauces.

(idiomatic) Functioning particularly effectively; achieving something substantial. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, with, gas.

(archaic) A cook who can prepare various ordinary dishes but who has no particular specialism or expertise.

plural of cook out

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