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MICRO-COOK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Cook or heat in a microwave oven

Example:

You can microwave the leftovers

Synonyms:

micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "micro-cook" is one way to...):

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs micro-cook the vegetables

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