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Meaning of boil in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /bɔɪl/

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  1. Verb

    boil

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French boillir, from Latin bullire‘to bubble’, from bulla‘bubble’

    Definitions

    1. come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor

    Examples

    • « Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius »

    Antonyms

    • freeze

    Derived terms

    • boiler
    • boiling point
    • steam boiler
  2. 2. cook in boiling liquid

    Examples

    • « boil potatoes »

    Derived terms

    • boiler
    • boiling point
    • kettle
  3. 3. bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point

    Examples

    • « boil this liquid until it evaporates »

    Derived terms

    • boiler
    • boiling point
    • steam boiler
  4. 4. be agitated

    Examples

    • « the sea was churning in the storm »
  5. 5. be in an agitated emotional state

    Examples

    • « The customer was seething with anger »
  6. Noun

    boil

    Etymology

    Old English bȳle, bȳl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch buil and German Beule

    Definitions

    1. a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
  7. 2. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level

    Examples

    • « the brought to water to a boil »

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