cuire — meaning in English

English meaning

• bake verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
• cook noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
• smother verb To cover something so completely that it cannot get air, cutting off its breathing or, for a fire, its oxygen.

Senses

cuire is used for these senses in English:

• cook (ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
• cook (intransitive, figuratively) To be uncomfortably hot.
• fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
• smother (transitive, cooking) To cook in a close dish.

bake — full definition

1. verb To cook food using dry heat in an oven.
2. verb To harden or dry something using heat.
3. noun A social event where food is baked or served, or a baked dish itself.

cook — full definition

1. noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
2. verb To prepare food by applying heat.
3. verb (slang) To manufacture illegal drugs, especially methamphetamine.
4. verb (informal) To tamper with or falsify records or figures.
5. verb (informal) To be doing very well or proceeding successfully.

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