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cook vs precook

precook vs cook

cook is a noun but precook is not a noun.

cook and precook both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cook Yes No Yes No
precook No No Yes No
As verbs, precook is a hyponym of cook; that is, precook is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cook:
  • cook: prepare for eating by applying heat
  • precook: cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
cook (noun) precook (noun)
someone who cooks food
cook (verb) precook (verb)
transform and make suitable for consumption by heating cook beforehand so that the actual preparation won't take long
transform by heating
prepare for eating by applying heat
prepare a hot meal
tamper, with the purpose of deception
Difference between cook and precook

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