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verb
- 1. (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapor: "we tried to get people to boil their drinking water" Similar Opposite
- 2. (with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock: "boil the potatoes until well done" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the temperature at which a liquid bubbles and turns to vapor: "stir in cream and bring to a boil"
- 2. a casual outdoor meal at which shellfish is prepared by boiling: US "the reappearance of warm days signals another revival: weekend crawfish boils"
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The meaning of BOIL is to come to the boiling point. How to use boil in a sentence.
to reach, or cause something to reach, the temperature at which a liquid starts to turn into a gas: Liquid nitrogen boils at a very low temperature. She scalded herself on some boiling water. If you give water to a small baby to drink, you have to boil it first. B1 [ I or T ]
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: Water boils at 100°C. 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.
Definitions of boil. verb. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor. “Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius” see more. verb. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point. “ boil this liquid until it evaporates” see more. verb. immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes. “ boil potatoes” “ boil wool”
boil, seethe, simmer, stew are used figuratively to refer to agitated states of emotion. To boil suggests the state of being very hot with anger or rage: Rage made his blood boil. To seethe is to be deeply stirred, violently agitated, or greatly excited: A mind seething with conflicting ideas.
Definition of boil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
BOIL definition: 1. If a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it reaches the temperature where bubbles rise up in it and…. Learn more.
Definition of boil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
boil meaning, definition, what is boil: when a liquid boils, or when you boil it...: Learn more.
