cook-off

1 of 2

noun

ˈku̇k-ˌȯf

-ˌäf

: a cooking competition

cook off

2 of 2

verb

cooked off; cooking off; cooks off

intransitive verb

of a cartridge

: to fire as a result of overheating

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Noun

From pasta cook-offs with his soccer star dad to the launch of Cloud 23, his new hot sauce brand, Beckham is focusing on a career driven by his love of food. September 25, 2024 Photograph by Victor Llorente Brooklyn Peltz Beckham has determined his current life path will be charted by his palate. —

Bon Appétit, 25 Sep. 2024 From Oktoberfest celebrations and fall festivals to pumpkin patches and chili cook-offs. Fall comes as a relief in Texas. —

Pam Leblanc, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024

Verb

Stir in remaining butter and 2 to 4 tablespoons of pasta cooking water (depending on how much liquid has cooked off) until the sauce is slightly thick. —

Amber Love Bond, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Indianapolis hosted the World Food Championship's The Final Table in 2020, with the winners from all of the categories cooking off at Ivy Tech Community College for a $100,000 grand prize. —

Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for cook-off