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OVERCOOK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cook too long

Example:

The vegetables were completely overcooked

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "overcook" is one way to...):

cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs overcook the vegetables

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