adjective Prepared by the application of heat.
- The chicken was not properly cooked in the middle, so we sent it back.
- She served a perfectly cooked steak with roasted vegetables.
- The rice was fully cooked after fifteen minutes.
adjective (informal) Faked, manipulated, or fraudulently altered.
- The inspector discovered that the factory had cooked its safety records for years.
- Investors sued after learning the company had cooked its books.
- The evidence looked cooked to fit the detective's theory.
adjective (informal) In serious trouble, or completely finished; done for.
- If we miss this last train home, we are totally cooked.
- If the boss finds out about this, we're cooked.
- The team is cooked after losing three starters to injury.
adjective (slang) Drunk, high, or otherwise intoxicated.
- By midnight half the guests were completely cooked and singing loudly.
- I felt cooked after only two drinks on an empty stomach.
- He was too cooked to drive home from the party.
