cook off
To burn away liquid with heat, or (for a gun or bullet) to go off because it got too hot.
Meanings
(Culinary) To remove liquid, alcohol, or fat from food by applying heat until it evaporates.
"Add the wine and let it cook off for a few minutes before adding the stock."
(Military/firearms) For ammunition or explosives to detonate unintentionally as a result of excessive heat rather than being triggered.
"The soldiers feared the stored rounds might cook off if the fire reached the ammunition depot."
Has two distinct domains: culinary (reducing alcohol or liquid by heat) and military/firearms (ammunition firing due to ambient heat without a trigger pull). The military sense is technical and specialist. Neither sense is common in everyday conversation.
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