cook out
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To cook a group meal outside as a family, workplace or other social unit.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
kuukowtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkʊˈkaʊt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To cook a group meal outside as a family, workplace or other social unit.
noun
A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To cook a group meal outside as a family, workplace or other social unit.
Used this way, cook out is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
- Family/home
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