Definitions

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  • adjective Of food, that has been prepared by cooking.
  • adjective computing, slang Corrupted by conversion through a text format, requiring uncooking to be properly listenable.
  • adjective idiomatic (of accounting records, intelligence) partially or wholly fabricated, falsified
  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of cook.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

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Examples

  • I attributed the death of my charges solely to improper feeding, and have since been successful in rearing others by feeding them at first on bread and milk, biscuits and gravy, scraps of cooked vegetables, and when meat has been given, I have taken care to see that it has been _cooked_.

    The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. Alice M. Hayes 1873

  • Imagine these two arguing over a phrase cooked up by an overpaid public relations consulting firm that could be working for either one of them.

    Jeff Biggers: Taking on Big Coal Governors: West Virginia Mountain Party Candidate Inspires the Nation Jeff Biggers 2011

  • From the raw to the cooked is the path civilization is supposed to have taken, and Norbert

    Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef 2007

  • I saw what I called cooked stories -- plain and simply, military operations that were well planned and well executed and were real success stories but made very dull reading, and so you throw in a few civilian atrocities, you throw in a few short rounds or something like that and all of a sudden it becomes a sexy story that sells.

    It Doesn't Take a Hero 1992

  • The rich flavour of the Kahlua and espresso is more than prominent too - both elements are featured in "cooked" and "raw" states between the filling and frosting!

    Archive 2009-07-01 Sarah 2009

  • The rich flavour of the Kahlua and espresso is more than prominent too - both elements are featured in "cooked" and "raw" states between the filling and frosting!

    Like Caffeine - and Booze - for Chocolate Sarah 2009

  • Not stirring the dumplings until after they've cooked is * such* an important thing to remember, especially with traditional versions.

    Tex-Mex chicken and dumplings recipe | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • The group's annual compilations garner the best that has been thought and cooked from the Test Kitchen's many venues over the past year.

    Gastronomy 2010

  • Brown food tastes better; we see the color in cooked foods and subconsciously are drawn to it.

    Joshua Stokes: Why Does Brown Taste So Good? Joshua Stokes 2010

  • Brown food tastes better; we see the color in cooked foods and subconsciously are drawn to it.

    Joshua Stokes: Why Does Brown Taste So Good? Joshua Stokes 2010

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