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overcooked

/ˌəʊ.vəɹˈkʊkt/

overcooked is the simple past and past participle of overcook.

Adjective

overcooked (comparative more overcooked, superlative most overcooked)

  1. Made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
    • This meat is overcooked, almost burnt.
    • If you boil it for hours, it becomes rubbery and overcooked.2020 September 6, Randall Munroe, “Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?”, in The New York Times
  2. Done to excess.
    • His Elvis impersonation was embarrassingly overcooked.
    Synonyms:
    tryhard

Meaning of overcook

Verb

overcook (third-person singular simple present overcooks, present participle overcooking, simple past and past participle overcooked)

  1. (transitive) To cook for too long or at too high a temperature.
  2. (slang, transitive) To do something to excess; to overdo; to ruin due to excessive effort.
    • The runner overcooked it on the first lap, and ended up finishing last.

Synonyms of overcooked

Antonyms

Forms of overcooked

comparativemore overcooked
superlativemost overcooked

Origin of overcooked

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From over- + cooked.

Words formed from overcooked

Words that rhyme with overcooked

Questions about overcooked

What does overcooked mean?
Overcooked means made unpalatable or inedible by cooking for too long.
What is overcooked the simple past and past participle of?
Overcooked is the simple past and past participle of overcook.
What part of speech is overcooked?
Overcooked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce overcooked?
Overcooked is pronounced /ˌəʊ.vəɹˈkʊkt/.

Words near overcooked in the dictionary

  1. overconvict
  2. overconvicted
  3. overconvicting
  4. overconvicts
  5. overcook
  6. overcooked
  7. overcookedness
  8. overcooker
  9. overcookers
  10. overcooking
  11. overcooks

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