cook off

Verb

US transitive intransitive

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

Japanese Meaning

（軍事用語）手榴弾のピンを抜き、投げる前に2～3秒の猶予を取る行為

Cornered by advancing troops, he decided to cook off the grenade to buy time.

迫り来る部隊に追い詰められた彼は、時間を稼ぐために手榴弾のピンを抜き、2、3秒待ってから投げることにした。

Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

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

Sense（3）

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

Sense（4）

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

cooks off

（ present singular third-person ）

cooking off

（ participle present ）

cooked off

（ participle past ）

cooked off

（ past ）