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microwaved

microwaved is the simple past and past participle of microwave.

Meaning of microwave

Verb

microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)

  1. (transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
    • A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian
    Synonyms:
    nuke, microcook, zap
  2. (slang, transitive) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary.

See all 3 meanings of microwave

Phrases with microwaved

Questions about microwaved

What is microwaved the simple past and past participle of?
Microwaved is the simple past and past participle of microwave.

Words near microwaved in the dictionary

  1. microwave resonant cavity thrusters
  2. microwave safe
  3. microwave spectroscopy
  4. microwave up
  5. microwaveable
  6. microwaved
  7. microwaved up
  8. microwaveguide
  9. microwaveguides
  10. microwaveless
  11. microwavelike

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