cook-off
noun[C]
uk/ˈkʊkˌɒf/us/ˈkʊkˌɑːf/acookingcompetitionwhere thepeopletakingparteachpreparedishesin aparticularamountoftime:
The tenfinalistswill be takingpartin a cook-off at the Live Theatre.
Shewantshim tojudgeatacocook-off at theschoolfair.
This is agreatrecipefrom amemberofourcook-offteam.
- Students will takepartin the fourregionalfinalswhichinvolvepreparingthemenuin cook-offs.
- After thedinner, avotewilldecidewho willmoveon to theregionalcook-off.
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
- be one up onsomeoneidiom
- bid
- cat
- catchup
- chancer
- close-run
- competition
- contest
- dare
- go toe to toeidiom
- hyper-competitive
- in the gameidiom
- intercollegiate
- jostle
- runners and ridersidiom
- showing
- slugfest
- snap atsomeone'sheelsidiom
- super-competitive
- toe