cook off English

Meaning cook off meaning

What does cook off mean?

cook off verb

— (transitive, US, military) To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.

— (transitive, US, military) As with above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.

— (transitive, chemistry, military) To cause an accidental detonation of explosives, especially due to excess heat.

— (intransitive, chemistry, military) To accidentally detonate, especially as the result of excess heat.