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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"
- 2. (with reference to food) cook or be cooked by immersing in boiling water or stock: "boil the potatoes until well done"
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"
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 ]
Boil definition: 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. See examples of BOIL used 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 ]
Definition of boil verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 8, 2024 · 1. to change or cause to change from a liquid to a vapour so rapidly that bubbles of vapour are formed copiously in the liquid. Compare evaporate. 2. to reach or cause to reach boiling point. 3. to cook or be cooked by the process of boiling. 4. (intransitive) to bubble and be agitated like something boiling; seethe.
to heat something until it starts to produce bubbles and steam: Bring the water to the boil, then add the rice. [ C ] a red swollen area on the skin that is infected. (Definition of boil from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of boil. in Chinese (Traditional) 熱的液體, （使）沸騰，煮沸，燒開, （做飯時）煮沸，燒開…
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”
The act or state of boiling. A picnic featuring shrimp, crab, or crayfish boiled in large pots with spices, and then shelled and eaten by hand. An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid. An inflamed, painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin, caused by localized infection; furuncle.
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.
