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Cook off
Meaning
Verb
●
In American English & Military:
To
pull the pin
from a
grenade
and
wait
two or three
seconds
before throwing.
●
In American English & Military:
As with above, except to
unintentionally
wait
so long
that the
grenade
detonates.
●
In Chemistry & Military:
To cause an
accidental
detonation
of
explosives
, especially due
to excess
heat.
●
In Chemistry & Military:
To
accidentally
detonate
, especially as the result of
excess
heat.
●
Used
other than
figuratively
or
idiomatically
: see
cook
, off.
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