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Uncook

Pronunciation varies by accent · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To undo the act of cooking..

Definitions by Sense

  1. (transitive) To undo the act of cooking.
  2. (computing, slang, transitive) To repair (an MP3 audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked") by being converted through a text format and having line breaks applied to it.

Example Sentences

You can't uncultivate anything, in the same way you can't uncook your food.
Hi all! I have developed a freeware utility to uncook MP3's...
If you "uncook" a file that isn't "cooked" you will just mess it up (and I don't know of any way to fix it then) - so uncooking should be used with caution (I'd suggest never over-writing the original file).

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What does uncook mean?

Uncook means (transitive) To undo the act of cooking..

What is a synonym for uncook?

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What is the opposite of uncook?

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How do you use uncook in a sentence?

You can't uncultivate anything, in the same way you can't uncook your food.

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