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Definition of boil



Overview of noun boil

The noun boil has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. boil, furuncle

(a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus)

2. boiling point, boil

(the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil")


Overview of verb boil

The verb boil has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (4) boil

(come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius")

2. (4) boil

(immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool")

3. (3) boil

(bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this liquid until it evaporates")

4. churn, boil, moil, roil

(be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm")

5. seethe, boil

(be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger")