to make the noise of the cuckoo.-to throw.-one whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating.-a fish, the european striped wrasse.-to prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking, broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency of fire or heat.-to concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook an account.-to prepare food for the table.