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overcook

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊk/

overcookverb

overcooked

Past Simple

overcooked

Past Participle

overcooking

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈkʊk/

/ˌoʊvərˈkʊk/

Translations

Be careful not to overcook the pasta.

Будьте осторожны, чтобы не переварить пасту.

If you overcook the steak, it will become tough.

Если вы пережарите стейк, он станет жестким.

Additional translations

Definitions

To cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in it becoming dry, tough, or burnt.

If you overcook the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

To embellish or elaborate something excessively, making it overwrought or contrived.

The screenwriter overcooked the dialogue, making it sound unnatural.

Synonyms

overcookpast participle

Definitions

(of food) Cooked for too long or at too high a temperature, resulting in a loss of desired texture or flavor.

The vegetables were dry and overcooked.