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Overcook

//oʊ.vɚ.kʊk// verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To cook for too long or at too high a temperature. transitive
  2. 2
    cook too long wordnet
  3. 3
    To do something to excess; to overdo; to ruin due to excessive effort. slang, transitive

    "The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last."

Etymology

From over- + cook.

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