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undercook
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
undercook
(verb)
undercook
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
kʊk/
verb
undercooks
;
undercooked
;
undercooking
undercook
/ˌʌndɚ
ˈ
kʊk/
verb
undercooks
;
undercooked
;
undercooking
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNDERCOOK
[
+ object
]
:
to not cook (food) enough
—
usually used as
(be) undercooked
The chicken
was undercooked
. [=
underdone
]
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opposite
overcook
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