Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cook back

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
cook back
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recook a drug (especially crack cocaine) in an aqueous solution (water) in order to isolate and concentrate the active ingredients, thereby increasing its potency.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From cook + back, from the notion of cooking the drug back to its original purity/strength.

Usage

Inflected Forms

cooks back (present, singular) cooking back (participle, present) cooked back (participle, past) cooked back (past)

Rhymes With

back black attack track lack jack pack mac iraq crack hack stack

Questions

What does cook back mean?
To recook a drug (especially crack cocaine) in an aqueous solution (water) in order to isolate and concentrate the active ingredients, thereby increasing its potency.
Where does cook back come from?
From cook + back, from the notion of cooking the drug back to its original purity/strength.

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