cook off

Verb

 * 1)  To eliminate by cooking.
 * You have to cook off the excess liquid.
 * 1)  To heat alcohol in preparation for distilling liquor.
 * 2)  To pull the pin from a grenade and wait two or three seconds before throwing.
 * 3)  As above, except to unintentionally wait so long that the grenade detonates.
 * 4)  To cause an accidental detonation of explosives due to excess heat.
 * 5)  To accidentally detonate as the result of excess heat.