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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 ¹

Verb

1. to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed in the liquid

2. to reach or cause to reach boiling point

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

4. to bubble and be agitated like something boiling: the sea was boiling

5. to be extremely angry

Noun

the state or action of boiling

See also boil away, boil down, boil over [Latin bullire to bubble]

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boil ²

Noun

a red painful swelling with a hard pus-filled core caused by infection of the skin [Old English bȳle]

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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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boil ¹

verb 1. simmer, bubble, foam, churn, seethe, fizz, froth, effervesce

verb 2. 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)

boil something down reduce, concentrate, precipitate Chemistry thicken, condense, decoct

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boil ²

noun pustule, gathering, swelling, blister, blain, carbuncle, furuncle Pathology

Translations

boil [bɔɪl] vt → cocer [+ eggs]; pasar por agua

vi → hervir

n (MED) → furúnculo, divieso;

to bring to the boil → calentar hasta que hierva;

to come to the (BRIT) or a (US) boil → comenzar a hervir;

boiled egg → huevo pasado por agua;

boiled potatoes → patatas fpl or papas fpl (LAM) cocidas

boil down vi (fig): to boil down to → reducirse a

boil over vi [liquid] → rebosar; [anger, resentment] → llegar al colmo

boil [bɔɪl] vt → (faire) bouillir

vi → bouillir

n (Med) → furoncle m;

to come to the or (US) a boil → bouillir;

to bring to the or (US) a boil → porter à ébullition

boil down vi (fig);

to boil down to → se réduire or ramener à

boil over vi → déborder

boil [bɔɪl] vt, vi → kochen

n (Med) → Furunkel nt or m;

to come to the boil (Brit);

to come to a boil (US) → zu kochen anfangen

boil down to vt fus (fig) → hinauslaufen auf +acc

boil over vi → überkochen

boil [bɔɪl] vt, vi → bollire

n (MED) → foruncolo;

to come to the or (US) a boil → raggiungere l'ebollizione;

to bring to the or (US) a boil → portare a ebollizione;

boiled egg → uovo alla coque;

boiled potatoes → patate fpl bollite or lesse

boil down vi (fig): to boil down to → ridursi a

boil over vi → traboccare (bollendo)

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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 keittää, 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 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 ˈboiler

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 höyrykattila, kuumavesisäiliö 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 ˈboiling-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 끓는점 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 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 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 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 沸溢 збігати через край ابل کر باہر گرنا sôi tràn ra 沸溢