precookverb [ T ]
uk/ˌpriːˈkʊk/us/ˌpriːˈkʊk/to cook food before it is needed so that it can be heated and then eaten at a later time
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Preparing food using heat
- bake
- barbecue
- baste
- batch-bake
- boil sth up
- boiled
- curry
- flambé
- flash-fry
- fried
- frizzled
- fry
- microwave
- preheat
- render
- render sth down
- rendering
- sauté
- shallow-fry
- simmer
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precooked
adjective uk/ˌpriːˈkʊkt/us/ˌpriːˈkʊkt/
Sales of precooked meals have risen sharply over the past few years.