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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
cook off en · VERB
Meanings
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(literally) To eliminate by cooking.
You have to cook off the excess liquid.
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(qualifier:liquor, transitive) To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
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(US, transitive) To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.
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(US, transitive) As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.
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(transitive) To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat.
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(intransitive, of explosives) To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
Make sure you cook off all the juices before you turn the heat down.
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