Definition of "cook"

By late October, the pressure on the Dark Arrows' ecstasy cook had eased. Other suppliers had moved in with product.

2008, Mel Bradshaw, Victim Impact

Owsley Stanley was a pioneer LSD cook, and the Purple Owsley pill from his now-defunct lab was Dad's prized possession, a rare, potent, druggie collector's item, the alleged inspiration for the Hendrix song “Purple Haze.”

2011, Mackenzie Phillips, High on Arrival

Punko told Plante he wanted to use a full barrel for the next cook.

2011, Neal Hall, Hell To Pay: Hells Angels vs. The Million-Dollar Rat, page 36

The original endgame was one file to the right (Kf1, Kb5 etc.). But there is a cook after 1. c6 dxc6 2. d6 cxd6 3. h4 gxh3 e.p. 4. gxh3 Ka4! 5. h4 b5. My version eliminates the cook.

2003 June, Pal Benko, “Endgame Lab”, in Chess Life, volume 58, number 6, New Windsor, N.Y.: United States Chess Federation, page 49

You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.

2015 October 27, Matt Preston, The Simple Secrets to Cooking Everything Better‎, Plum, page 192

The process of cooking meth can leave residue on surfaces all over the home, exposing all of its occupants to the drug.

2006, Frank Spalding, Methamphetamine: The Dangers of Crystal Meth, page 47

They all of them receive the same advices from abroad, and very often in the same words; but their way of cooking it is so different, that there is no citizen, who has an eye to the public good, who can leave the coffee-house with peace of mind...

1880, Joseph Addison with Richard John Green, “The newspaper”, in Essays of Joseph Addison, London: Roger de Coverly Club, page 154

This album is called Cookin’ at Miles’ request. He said, “After all, that’s what we did – came in and cooked.”

1957, Miles Davis quoted by Ira Gitler, liner notes to Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet, Prestige LP 7094

The tempos were swift. The orchestra cooked, reading [conductor] Kahane's mind and swinging with him as one.

2012, “Review: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra won't stand still”, in Los Angeles Times

Asensio as AMF might just be the truth man. Bro is cooking and now he has added a goal to top it all off.

2023 April 2, @WolfRMFC, Twitter‎, archived from the original on 5 October 2023

WAIT YOU'RE ACTUALLY COOKING RN. Emberwake ring. Quick math says that's about 21% more damage than just using tawhoa. Ring also gives fire damage and ignite chance, which is great.

2023 July 30, u/tokyo__driftwood, “How are we feeling about Earthquake ignite chieftain post-patch?”, in Reddit‎, r/PathOfExileBuilds, archived from the original on 5 October 2023

With the shot clock winding down, LA's superstars got accustomed to deferring to [Austin] Reaves and letting him cook for either open jumpers or moves that ultimately led to and-one's and free-throw attempts.

2023 August 6, Noel Sanchez, “Lakers News: Re-Signed LA Starter Reveals He Was Prioritizing A Free Agency Return”, in Sports Illustrated‎, New York, N.Y.: Arena Group Holdings, Inc., archived from the original on 2023-10-05

Constant cuckoos cook on every side.

1599, Thomas Moffet, The Silkwormes, and their Flies, London: V.S. for Nicholas Ling

Cook. To throw. Cook me that ball, throw me that ball. Glou.

1787, Francis Grose, A Provincial Glossary: With a Collection of Local Proverbs, and Popular Superstitions, London: Printed for S. Hooper, page 37