overcook
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overcook
- /oʊ.vɚ.kʊk/ US
Rhymes with -ʊk
Where it comes from
From over- + cook.
verb overcooks · overcooking · overcooked · over-cook
- To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.
- To do something to excess; to overdo; to ruin due to excessive effort. The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last.
Opposite: undercook
Thesaurus
verb
Opposite: undercook
Translations
Every language
verb cook for too long — see also overdo
| Español | recocer, cocer demasiado, cocinar de más, retecocer, sobrecocer |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 過頭 /过头 guòtóu |
| Français | surcuire |
| Deutsch | zerkochen, verkochen, totkochen |
| Русский | перевари́ть perevarítʹ, пережа́рить perežáritʹ |
Talk about this word "overcook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/overcook. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. overcook. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/overcook "overcook." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/overcook.Cite this
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title = {overcook},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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