Definitions
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- verb computing, slang To
repair afile (specifically anMP3 audio file) that has been damaged ("cooked ") by being converted through atext format and havingline breaks applied to it.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Get a good raw food "uncook" book and learn to make tasty treats so you won't be heading to the freezer for Ben and Jerry's.
Anthony Anderson: The Raw Model Diet: A Day in the Life 2008
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Trying to "uncook" the global warming books isn't so easy ..
186 k per second 2008
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There is no way to "adequately clean up" the consequences of the blowout any more than you can uncook an egg.
Oil Spill Cleanup 'Succeeded In Magnifying, Not Diminishing The Impacts' The Huffington Post 2011
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There is no way to "adequately clean up" the consequences of the blowout any more than you can uncook an egg.
Oil Spill Cleanup 'Succeeded In Magnifying, Not Diminishing The Impacts' The Huffington Post 2011
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Remember that you can always add time, but you can never “uncook” an overcooked cake.
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Cooking traditions have been so thoroughly seasoned by cultural exchange that attempts to argue for the purity of one is akin to trying to uncook a soup.
A Hamburger Today 2010
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Cooking traditions have been so thoroughly seasoned by cultural exchange that attempts to argue for the purity of one is akin to trying to uncook a soup.
Serious Eats 2010
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Remember, you can't uncook it, if it gets too well done.
PCLinuxOS-Forums 2009
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By joining the BigOven community you'll see the big picture! angel hair pasta (about 8 ounces uncook
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