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cook vs cook up

cook up vs cook

cook is a noun but cook up is not a noun.

cook and cook up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cook Yes No Yes No
cook up No No Yes No
As verbs, cook up is a hyponym of cook; that is, cook up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cook:
  • cook: prepare for eating by applying heat
  • cook up: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
Other hyponyms of cook include keep, preserve, dress, dress out, deglaze, escallop, scallop, flambe, put on, devil, precook, whip up, whomp up, concoct, lard.
cook (noun) cook up (noun)
someone who cooks food
cook (verb) cook up (verb)
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating concoct something artificial or untrue
transform by heating prepare or cook by mixing ingredients
prepare for eating by applying heat
prepare a hot meal
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Difference between cook and cook up

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