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boil Definition and Meaning in English (boil definition)

verb
Synonyms:simmerbubble
Quick Answer • Definition

Boil definition: To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.

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Definitions of Boil

  1. 1verb

    To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.

  2. 2verb

    To cook food by immersing it in boiling water or other liquid.

  3. 3noun

    A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by a bacterial infection of a hair follicle or oil gland.

Example Sentences

“Please boil some water for tea.”

“The potatoes need to boil for twenty minutes.”

“She had a painful boil on her neck.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tenseboiled
present participleboiling
agent nounboiler
adjectiveunboiled

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

boil overphrasal_verb

To overflow while boiling; to lose one's temper.

boil down tophrasal_verb

To be the main or most important point of something.

a watched pot never boilsidiom

Time seems to pass more slowly when you are waiting for something to happen.

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Boil definition: To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.
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'Boil' translates to 'boil' in English. Boil definition: To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.
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