boil

boil ¹  (boil)

v. boiled, boil·ing, boils

v.intr.

1.

a. To change from a liquid to a vapor by the application of heat: All the water boiled away and left the kettle dry.

b. To reach the boiling point.

c. To undergo the action of boiling, especially in being cooked.

2. To be in a state of agitation; seethe: a river boiling over the rocks.

3. To be stirred up or greatly excited: The mere idea made me boil.

v.tr.

1.

a. To vaporize (a liquid) by the application of heat.

b. To heat to the boiling point.

2. To cook or clean by boiling.

3. To separate by evaporation in the process of boiling: boil the maple sap.

n.

1. The condition or act of boiling.

2. Lower Southern U.S. A picnic featuring shrimp, crab, or crayfish boiled in large pots with spices, and then shelled and eaten by hand.

3. An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid: "Those tumbling boils show a dissolving bar and a changing channel there" (Mark Twain).

Phrasal Verbs:

boil down

1. To reduce in bulk or size by boiling.

2. To condense; summarize: boiled down the complex document.

3. To constitute the equivalent of in summary: The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics.

boil over

1. To overflow while boiling.

2. To lose one's temper.

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[Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir, from Latin bullre, from bulla, bubble.]

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boila·ble adj.

Synonyms: boil¹, simmer, seethe, stew
These verbs mean, both literally and figuratively, to stir up or agitate. To boil is to heat a liquid to a temperature at which it bubbles up and gives off vapor: The water boiled in the kettle.
Figuratively boil pertains to intense agitation: She boiled with resentment.
Simmer denotes gentle cooking just at or below the boiling point: Let the stock simmer for a couple of hours.
Figuratively it refers to a state of gentle ferment: Plans were simmering in his mind.
Seethe emphasizes in both senses the turbulence of steady boiling: Water seethed in the cauldron. "The city had ... been seething with discontent" (John R. Green).
Stew refers literally to slow boiling and figuratively to a persistent but not violent state of agitation: As the prunes stewed, I stirred them gently. "They don't want a man to fret and stew about his work" (William H. Whyte, Jr.)

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boil ²  (boil)

n.

A painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection. Also called furuncle.

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[Middle English bile, from Old English ble.]

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boil¹

vb

1. (Chemistry) to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed copiously in the liquid Compare evaporate

2. to reach or cause to reach boiling point

3. (Cookery) to cook or be cooked by the process of boiling

4. (intr) to bubble and be agitated like something boiling; seethe the ocean was boiling

5. (intr) to be extremely angry or indignant (esp in the phrase make one's blood boil) she was boiling at his dishonesty

6. (intr) to contain a boiling liquid the pot is boiling

n

the state or action of boiling (esp in the phrases on the boil, off the boil) See also boil away, boil down, boil off, boil over, boil up

[from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre to bubble, from bulla a bubble]

boilable  adj

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boil²

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, esp at a hair follicle Technical name furuncle

[Old English bȳle; related to Old Norse beyla swelling, Old High German būlla bladder, Gothic ufbauljan to inflate]

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boil  (boil)

To change from a liquid to a gaseous state by being heated to the boiling point and being provided with sufficient energy. Boiling is an example of a phase transition.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boil - a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus furuncle gumboil - a boil or abscess on the gums staphylococcal infection - an infection with staphylococcus bacteria; usually marked by abscess formation
	2.	boil - the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil" boiling point temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Verb	1.	boil - come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" boil over, overboil - overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" freeze - change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze"
	2.	boil - immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" overboil - boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled" simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"
	3.	boil - bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" decoct - extract the essence of something by boiling it
	4.	boil - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" roil, churn, moil seethe, roll - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
	5.	boil - be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger" seethe bubble over, spill over, overflow - overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger" ferment - be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments" sizzle - seethe with deep anger or resentment; "She was sizzling with anger" be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

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boil¹

verb

1. simmer, bubble, foam, churn, seethe, fizz, froth, effervesce I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil.

2. bring to the boil, cook, simmer Peel the potatoes and boil them.

3. be furious, storm, rage, rave, fume, be angry, crack up (informal), see red (informal), go ballistic (slang, chiefly U.S.), be indignant, fulminate, foam at the mouth (informal), blow a fuse (slang, chiefly U.S.), fly off the handle (informal), go off the deep end (informal), wig out (slang), go up the wall (slang) She was boiling with anger.

boil down to something amount to, mean, come to, equal, add up to, come down to What they want boils down to just one thing.

boil something down reduce, concentrate, precipitate (Chemistry), thicken, condense, decoct He boils down red wine and uses what's left.

boil something up make hot, make, warm up, heat up Boil up some coffee

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boil²

noun pustule, gathering, swelling, blister, blain, carbuncle, furuncle (Pathology) a boil on her nose

Translations

boil¹ [bɔɪl] N (Med) → divieso m, furúnculo m, chupón m (Andes), postema f (Mex)

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boil² [bɔɪl]

A. N to be on the boil → estar hirviendo (fig) [situation] → estar a punto de estallar; [person] → estar furioso
to bring to the boil; bring to a boil (US) → calentar hasta que hierva, llevar a ebullición
to come to the boil; come to a boil (US) → comenzar a hervir (fig) → entrar en ebullición
to go off the boil → dejar de hervir

B. VT → hervir, hacer hervir, calentar hasta que hierva (Culin) [+ liquid] → hervir; [+ vegetables, meat] → herventar, cocer; [+ egg] → pasar por agua

C. VI

1. → hervir
to boil dry → quedarse sin caldo/agua

2. (fig) it makes me boil → me hace rabiar
to boil with rage → estar furioso
to boil with indignation → estar indignado
see also blood

boil away VI + ADV (= evaporate completely) → evaporarse, reducirse(por ebullición)

boil down VT + ADV [+ sauce etc] → reducir por cocción (fig) → reducir a forma más sencilla

boil down to VI + ADV → reducirse a
it all boils down to this → la cosa se reduce a lo siguiente

boil over VI + ADV

1. [liquid] → irse, rebosar

2. (fig) → desbordarse

boil up VI + ADV (lit) [milk] → hervir, subir
anger was boiling up in him → estaba a punto de estallar de ira
they are boiling up for a real row → se están enfureciendo de verdad

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boil [ˈbɔɪl]

vt

to boil some water → faire bouillir de l'eau
to boil the kettle [+ metal kettle] → mettre la bouilloire sur le feu; [+ electric kettle] → brancher la bouilloire

[+ vegetables] → faire cuire à l'eau
to boil an egg → faire cuire un œuf

vi [water] → bouillir
The water's boiling → L'eau bout.
The water's boiled → L'eau a bouilli.

[person] to be boiling with anger → bouillir de colère
to be boiling with rage → bouillir de rage

n

(= swelling) → furoncle m

(= boiling point) to come to the boil (British) to come to a boil > (US) → bouillir
to bring to the boil (British) to bring to a boil > (US) → porter à ébullition

boil down

vi (fig) to boil down to sth → se ramener à qch, se résumer à qch

boil over

vi → déborder

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boil¹

n (Med) → Furunkel m

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boil²

vi

(lit) → kochen; (water also, Phys) → sieden; the kettle was boiling → das Wasser im Kessel kochte; boiling oil → siedendes Öl; allow to boil gently (Cook) → langsam kochen; to let the kettle boil dry → das Wasser im Kessel verkochen lassen

(fig inf: = be hot) boiling hot water → kochend heißes Wasser; it was boiling (hot) in the office → es war eine Affenhitze im Büro (inf); I was boiling (hot) → mir war fürchterlich heiß; you’ll boil in that sweater → in dem Pullover schwitzt du dich ja tot (inf)

(fig inf: = be angry) → kochen, schäumen (→ with vor +dat)

(fig, sea, river) → brodeln, tosen

vt → kochen; boiled/hard boiled egg → weich/hart gekochtes Ei; boiled potatoes → Salzkartoffeln pl

n to bring something to the (Brit) or a (US) boil → etw aufkochen lassen; to keep something on the boil → etw kochen or sieden lassen; to be on/come to/go off the boil → kochen/zu kochen anfangen/aufhören

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boil¹ [bɔɪl] n (Med) → foruncolo

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boil¹ [bɔɪl] n (Med) → foruncolo

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boil² [bɔɪl]

1. n to bring to the boil (Am) to bring to a boil → portare a ebollizione
to come to the boil (Am) to come to a boil → raggiungere l'ebollizione
on the boil → che bolle
it's off the boil → ha smesso di bollire

2. vt → (far) bollire; (potatoes, meat) → (far) bollire, (far) lessare
boiled egg → uovo alla coque
boiled ham → prosciutto cotto
boiled potatoes → patate fpl bollite or lesse

3. vi (water) → bollire
the kettle is boiling → l'acqua bolle
to let a saucepan boil dry → lasciar evaporare tutta l'acqua da una pentola
to boil with rage (fig) → bollire di rabbia

boil away vi + adv (liquid) → evaporare (fig) → sfumare

boil down vi + adv (fig) to boil down to → ridursi a

boil over vi + adv → traboccare (bollendo) (fig) (anger) → esplodere

boil up vt + adv → far bollire

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boil² [bɔɪl]

1. n to bring to the boil (Am) to bring to a boil → portare a ebollizione
to come to the boil (Am) to come to a boil → raggiungere l'ebollizione
on the boil → che bolle
it's off the boil → ha smesso di bollire

2. vt → (far) bollire; (potatoes, meat) → (far) bollire, (far) lessare
boiled egg → uovo alla coque
boiled ham → prosciutto cotto
boiled potatoes → patate fpl bollite or lesse

3. vi (water) → bollire
the kettle is boiling → l'acqua bolle
to let a saucepan boil dry → lasciar evaporare tutta l'acqua da una pentola
to boil with rage (fig) → bollire di rabbia

boil away vi + adv (liquid) → evaporare (fig) → sfumare

boil down vi + adv (fig) to boil down to → ridursi a

boil over vi + adv → traboccare (bollendo) (fig) (anger) → esplodere

boil up vt + adv → far bollire

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boil¹

v boil [boil]

1 to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling. kook يَغْلي завирам vařit (se) koge kochen βράζω hervir keetma, keema جوشیدن kiehua bouillir לִרתוֹח उबलना ključati forr(al) mendidihkan sjóða bollire 沸かす 끓다 virti vārīt; vārīties mendidih koken koke (opp) gotować się ferver a fierbe кипятить; кипеть variť (sa), vrieť vreti ključati koka [] ทำให้เดือด kayna(t)mak 煮沸 кип'ятити(ся); кипіти ابلنا ، کھولنا sôi 煮沸

2 to cook by boiling in water etc I've boiled the potatoes. kook يَطْبُخُ بالغَلْي варя (u)vařit koge kochen βράζω (στο μαγείρεμα) hervir, hacer hervir, cocer keetma آب پز کردن keittää faire bouillir לְהַרתִיח .उबालना prokuhati főz merebus sjóða bollire 煮る (음식을) 삶다 virti vārīt rebus koken koke gotować cozer a fierbe варить (dať) variť kuhati kuvati koka, sjuda ต้ม haşlamak 在沸水中煮 варити اپال کر پکانا luộc 在沸水中煮

n boiler

a vessel in which water is heated or steam is produced. stoomketel غلاّيَه، صِهْريجُ الماء السّاخِن бойлер kotel, bojler varmtvandsbeholder; fyrkedel der Sieder βραστήρας, λέβητας caldera katel, boiler ظرفی برای جوشاندن آب vedenlämmitin chaudière דוּד חִמוּם उबालने का पतीला kotao bojler ketel uap suðuketill; gufuketill bollitore ボイラー 보일러 katilas, boileris boilers; katls periuk kukus boiler kokekar; dampkjele; varmtvannsbeholder bojler caldeira boiler; cazan бойлер kotol kotel, kotliček bojler kokare, []panna หม้อต้ม kazan, buhar kazanı 鍋爐 бойлер بھاپ پیدا کرنے کے لئے پابی ابالنے والا بائلر ، کڑھاؤ nồi nấu 锅炉

n boiling-point

the temperature at which something boils. kookpunt دَرَجَةُ الغَلَيان точка на кипене bod varu kogepunkt der Siedepunkt σημείο βρασμού punto de ebullición keemispunkt نقطه جوش kiehumispiste point d'ébullition נְקוַּדת רְתִיחָה क्वथनांक točka vrenja forráspont titik didih suðumark punto d'ebollizione 沸騰点 비등점 virimo taškas vārīšanās temperatūra suhu didih kookpunt kokepunkt temperatura wrzenia ponto de fervura punct de fierbere точка кипения bod varu vrelišče tačka ključanja kokpunkt จุดเดือด kaynama noktası 沸點 точка кипіння وہ درجئہ حرارت جس پر ابال آ جائے điểm sôi 沸点

boil down to

to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career. kom neer op, op neer kom خُلاصَةُ الأمْر свеждам се směřovat (k čemu), znamenat (co) koge ned til sich auf etwas reduzieren συμπυκνώνομαι, συνοψίζομαι reducirse a, resumirse en taanduma خلاصه کردن؛ نتیجه گیری کردن olla loppujen lopuksi kyse jstk revenir à לְהִסתַכֵּם असली बात पर आना svesti se a dolog lényege..., az szűrhető le a dologból... kesimpulannya ialah ridursi; riassumere つまるところ...となる 결국 ~이 되다 slypėti (kur), esmė ta, kad nonākt pie/līdz yang penting neerkomen op koke ned til, dreie seg om sprowadzać się do czegoś сводиться к чему-л. smerovať (k čomu), znamenať (čo) končati se pri svoditi se na inskränka sig till, i korthet gå ut på เทียบเท่ากับ demeye gelmek, sözün kısası, ...olmak 等於是，歸結為 зводитися до чого ابلنے کے بعد بچنے والا حصہ tóm lại 归结为

boil over

to boil and overflow The pan of water boiled over and spilt on the floor. oorkook يَفوز кипвам utéct (při vaření), překypět koge over überkochen ξεχειλίζω λόγω βρασμού desbordarse, rebosar üle keema سر رفتن kiehua yli déborder לִגְלוֹש उबल कर बर्तन के बाहर आना prekipjeti kifut mendidih dan meluap sjóða upp úr traboccare ふきこぼれる 끓어 넘치다 (verdant) išbėgti iet pāri malām mendidih dan melimpah overkoken koke over wykipieć transbordar a da pe dinafară убегать через край vykypieť prekipeti iskipeti koka över ต้มจนเดือดล้น kaynayıp taşmak 沸騰溢出 збігати через край ابل کر باہر گرنا sôi tràn ra 沸溢

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boil²

n boil [boil]

an inflamed swelling on the skin His neck is covered with boils. sweer دُمَّـل цирей nežit byld das Geschwür φουσκάλα, φλύκταινα στο δέρμα furúnculo paise جوش بزرگ؛ کورک paise furoncle פוֹרוּנקֶל फोड़ा čir kelés bisul graftarkÿli bolla, foruncolo はれもの 부스럼 skaudulys, furunkulas furunkuls; augonis bisul steenpuist byll czyrak furúnculo furuncul фурункул vyrážka tur, tvor čir böld หนอง (ผิวหนัง) çıban 癤，暗瘡 фурункул, нарив پھوڑا ، پھنسی mụn nhọt 疖

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boil → يَسلُق, يَغْلي uvařit, uvařit (se) koge kochen βράζω cocer, hervir keittää, kiehua bouillir, faire bouillir kipjeti, kuhati bollire, far bollire 沸かす, 沸騰する ...을 끓이다, 끓다 koken koke ugotować się, zagotować się ferver варить, кипеть koka ต้ม, ทำให้เดือด kaynamak, kaynatmak đun sôi, sôi 沸腾, 煮沸