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[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla 'bubble']
[I and T] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas
boil at
::The solution boiled at 57.4¡ãC.
::Put the spaghetti into plenty of boiling salted water.
::We were advised to boil the water before drinking it.
[I and T] to cook something in boiling water
::a boiled egg
::Boil the rice for 15 minutes.
::She fried the chicken and put the vegetables on to boil .
[I and T] if something containing liquid boils, the liquid inside it is boiling
::The kettle's boiling - shall I turn it off?
::The saucepan boiled dry on the stove.
[T] to wash something, using boiling water
::I always boil the cotton sheets.
[I] if you are boiling with anger, you are extremely angry
boil with
::Lewis was boiling with rage and misery.
-see also boiling point (2), make sb's blood boil at blood 1 (4)
boil away phr v
if a liquid boils away, it disappears because it has been heated too much
::The soup's almost boiled away.
boil down phr v
boil down to sth
informal if a long statement, argument etc boils down to a single statement, that statement is the main point or cause
::Think of the money you can make - that's what it all boils down to.
::It boils down to a question of priorities.
boil sth ¡û¡ú down
to make a list or piece of writing shorter by not including anything that is not necessary
::You can boil this down so that there are just two main categories.
if a food or liquid boils down, or if you boil it down, it becomes less after it is cooked
::Spinach tends to boil down a lot.
boil sth ¡û¡ú down
::glue made from boiling down old sheepskins
boil over phr v
if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the container
::The milk was boiling over on the stove behind her.
if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm
::All the bitterness of the last two years seemed to boil over.
boil over into
::Anger eventually boils over into words and actions that are later regretted.
boil up phr v
if a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level
::She could sense that trouble was boiling up at work.
::He could feel the anger boiling up inside him.
boil sth ¡û¡ú up
to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil
::Boil the fruit up with sugar.