overcook
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overcook (third-person singular simple present overcooks, present participle overcooking, simple past and past participle overcooked)
- (transitive) To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.
- (transitive, slang) To do something to excess; to overdo.
- The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last.
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cook for too long — see also overdo
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