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Definition of overcook verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overcook

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈkʊk//

overcook somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overcook

he / she / it overcooks

past simple overcooked

-ing form overcooking

to cook food for too long

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