boil

[US]/bɔɪl/
[UK]/bɔɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. reach or be brought to the boiling point; be stirred or excited
vt. heat (a liquid) to the point when it bubbles and turns to vapor; excite or arouse
n. the act or state of boiling; a painful pus-filled swelling

Phrases & Collocations

boil water

boil eggs

boil pasta

boil rice

boil vegetables

boil down

boil over

boil up

on the boil

boil dry

boil off

off the boil

Example Sentences

the kettle's on the boil .

boil sth. in their jackets

boil the maple sap.

I'll boil up the stock.

a kettle of boiling water.

The milk is boiling over.

boil potatoes. Figurativelyboil pertains to intense agitation:

they boil down the syrup until it is very thick.

Saturday is forecast to be boiling and sunny.

steep the tea in boiling water

boil all the goodness out of coffee

boiled down the complex document.

She boiled with resentment.

The water boiled away.

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