1. to cook food for too long or at too high a temperature, making it dry, tough, or burnt

Examples

• Don’t overcook the chicken or it will be dry.
• She overcooked the vegetables until they were mushy.
• The steak was overcooked and tough to chew.
• Be careful not to overcook the pasta.
• He overcooked the fish and it fell apart.
• The cookies were overcooked and burnt on the bottom.