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| boil [ boyl ] |
verb (past and past participle boiled, present participle boil·ing, 3rd person present singular boils) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb heat to or reach boiling point: to heat a liquid until it forms bubbles and turns to gas, or to reach this state
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2. transitive and intransitive verb contain or cause to contain boiling liquid: to contain liquid that has reached the boiling point, or cause the liquid in a container to boil
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3. transitive and intransitive verb cook in boiling liquid: to cook something by submerging it in boiling liquid for a period of time, or be cooked in this way
  Boil the spaghetti for about eight minutes.
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4. transitive and intransitive verb place in boiling water: to put something such as clothing into boiling water, e.g. to clean or sterilize it, or be put into boiling water for these purposes
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5. intransitive verb get very hot: to be or become extremely hot
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informal
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6. intransitive verb bubble up on surface: to be stirred up and have bubbles breaking on the surface
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7. intransitive verb get very angry: to be or become very angry
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noun (plural boils) |
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1. state of bubbling at high temperature: the point at which a liquid bubbles because it has reached the temperature at which it turns to gas, or the state of bubbling at this temperature
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2. Canada outdoor seafood picnic: an outdoor picnic at which shellfish are boiled and eaten
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informal
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a Low Country crab boil
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| [13th century. Via Old French boillir< Latin bullire "to bubble" < bulla "a bubble"] |
