"cook off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cooks off [present, singular, third-person], cooking off [participle, present], cooked off [participle, past], cooked off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} cook off (third-person singular simple present cooks off, present participle cooking off, simple past and past participle cooked off)
  1. (transitive, US, military) To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing. Tags: US, transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-cook_off-en-verb-xB8h7QVJ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 36 24 9 1 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. (transitive, US, military) As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates. Tags: US, transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-cook_off-en-verb-3yyOJxaT Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 36 24 9 1 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. (transitive, chemistry, military) To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Chemistry, Military
    Sense id: en-cook_off-en-verb-XjqrzAoZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 36 24 9 1 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 22 28 34 10 6 Topics: chemistry, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  4. (intransitive, chemistry, military, of explosives) To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Chemistry, Military
    Sense id: en-cook_off-en-verb-YfX8Q3tG Topics: chemistry, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
    Sense id: en-cook_off-en-verb-P0XXsgh4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cook off meaning in English (4.9kB)

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