manipulate vs cook

manipulate is not a noun while cook is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
manipulate	No	No	Yes	No
cook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, manipulate and cook are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of manipulate include fake, falsify, fudge, misrepresent, wangle.

manipulate (noun)	cook (noun)
	someone who cooks food

manipulate (verb)	cook (verb)
treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed	transform and make suitable for consumption by heating
hold something in one's hands and move it	transform by heating
maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage	prepare for eating by applying heat
manipulate in a fraudulent manner	prepare a hot meal
influence or control shrewdly or deviously	tamper, with the purpose of deception
tamper, with the purpose of deception