OVERCOOK

overcook

(verb) cook too long; “The vegetables were completely overcooked”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overcook (third-person singular simple present overcooks, present participle overcooking, simple past and past participle overcooked)

(transitive) To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.

To do something to excess; to overdo.

Antonyms

• undercook

Source: Wiktionary



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7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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