cook off
verb7 senses
- 1To eliminate by cooking.
- 2To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
- 3To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three…
- 4As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that…
- 5To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to…
- 6To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.
- 7Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
1
Literally To eliminate by cooking.
- You have to cook off the excess liquid.
2
To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
3
Government, Military, Politics, War US To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.
4
Government, Military, Politics, War US As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.
5
Chemistry, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat.
6
Chemistry, Government, Military, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Politics, War Of explosives To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.
7
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cook, off.
- Make sure you cook off all the juices before you turn the heat down.