boil
煮沸,沸腾,煮熟,熬
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Definitions
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- : to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise.
- : to reach or be brought to the boiling point: When the water boils, add the meat and cabbage.
- : to be in an agitated or violent state: The sea boiled in the storm.
- : to be deeply stirred or upset.
- : to contain, or be contained in, a liquid that boils: The kettle is boiling. The vegetables are boiling.
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- : to cause to boil or to bring to the boiling point: Boil two cups of water.
- : to cook in boiling water: to boil eggs.
- : to separate from a solution containing it by boiling off the liquid.
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- : the act or an instance of boiling.
- : the state or condition of boiling: He brought a kettle of water to a boil.
- : an area of agitated, swirling, bubbling water, as part of a rapids.
- : Also called blow. Civil Engineering. an unwanted flow of water and solid matter into an excavation, due to excessive outside water pressure.
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- : boil down, to reduce the quantity of by boiling off liquid.to shorten; abridge.to be simplifiable or summarizable as; lead to the conclusion that; point: It all boils down to a clear case of murder.
- : boil over, to overflow while boiling or as if while boiling; burst forth; erupt.to be unable to repress anger, excitement, etc.: Any mention of the incident makes her boil over.
Phrases
- boil down
- boiling point
- boil over
- make one's blood boil
- watched pot never boils
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Fill the pot with warm water so the jars are covered by an inch or two, and bring it to a boil.
Fill your pot with water until it’s nearly half full, and bring it to a boil.
The release says the process should take about two weeks, during which the boil water advisory will remain in place.
Residents of Lake Jackson, where the boy contracted the amoeba after playing at a local water park, are under a boil water advisory.
They are simply a boil on the rectum of humanity and should be treated as such.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and season liberally with salt.
In conversation, her ideas emerge at a roiling boil that often takes on a momentum of its own.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and add the string beans.
A curse-filled half hour that saw my blood boil as my filing deadline ticked further into the past.
Businesses are suffering more each day in an area where the rents are extortionate, and the situation could boil over soon.
Still he hung on, drawing himself upward to hook a leg over the very pipe that threatened to boil him alive.
When the Cave-men first learned to boil water, do you think they would think of boiling food?
Boil the oil and soap together in a pipkin, and then gradually stir in the sand and lemon-juice.
Like a boil, such a horse race as this must burst some day, and it was reaching the acute stage.
Let it boil in the suds for an hour or more, till the lace is clean and white all through.