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Definition of overcook verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overcook

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊk/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overcook
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊk/
he / she / it overcooks
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊks/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊks/
past simple overcooked
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊkt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊkt/
past participle overcooked
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊkt/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊkt/
-ing form overcooking
 
/ˌəʊvəˈkʊkɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈkʊkɪŋ/
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  1. overcook something to cook food for too long
See overcook in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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