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- Dictionaryboil/bɔɪl/
verb
- 1. (with reference to a liquid) reach or cause to reach the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour: "we asked 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 vapour: "bring the sauce to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes"
- 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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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 ]
1. a. : to come to the boiling point. b. : to generate bubbles of vapor when heated used of a liquid. c. : to cook in boiling water. 2. : to become agitated : seethe. 3. : to be moved, excited, or stirred up. 4. a. : to rush headlong. b. : to burst forth. 5. : to undergo the action of a boiling liquid. transitive verb. 1.
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.
A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.
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.
noun. the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level. “they brought the water to a boil ” synonyms: boiling point. see more. verb. be agitated. synonyms: churn, moil, roil. see more. verb.
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.
Definitions of 'boil' 1. When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. [...] 2. When you boil a kettle or pan, or put it on to boil, you heat the water inside it until it boils. [...] 3. When a kettle or pan is boiling, the water inside it has reached boiling point. [...] More.
Define boil. boil synonyms, boil pronunciation, boil translation, English dictionary definition of boil. v. boiled , boil·ing , boils v. intr. 1. a. To change from a liquid to a vapor by the application of heat: All the water boiled away and left the kettle...
