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MICRO-COOK
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cook or heat in a microwave oven
Example:
You can microwave the leftovers
Synonyms:
micro-cook; microwave; nuke; zap
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "micro-cook" is one way to...):
cook (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs micro-cook the vegetables
