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boil down
boil 1 B0370700 (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 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. To be stirred up or greatly excited, especially in anger: The mere idea made me boil.v.tr.1. a. To vaporize (a liquid) by the application of heat.b. To heat to the boiling point.2. To cook or clean by boiling.3. To separate by evaporation in the process of boiling: boil the maple sap.n.1. The condition or act of boiling.2. Lower Southern US A picnic featuring shrimp, crab, or crayfish boiled in large pots with spices, and then shelled and eaten by hand.3. An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid: "Those tumbling boils show a dissolving bar and a changing channel there" (Mark Twain).Phrasal Verbs: boil down1. To reduce in bulk or size by boiling.2. To condense; summarize: boiled down the complex document.3. To constitute the equivalent of in summary: The scathing editorial simply boils down to an exercise in partisan politics. boil over1. To overflow while boiling.2. To lose one's temper.
[Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre, from bulla, bubble.]
boil′a·ble adj.Synonyms: boil1, simmer, seethe, stew
These verbs mean, both literally and figuratively, to stir up or agitate. To boil is to heat a liquid until it churns with bubbles. Figuratively it pertains to intense agitation, often from anger: She boiled with rage at the insult.
Simmer denotes gentle cooking just at or below the boiling point. Figuratively it refers to a state of slow, contained ferment: Plans were simmering in his mind. The employees simmered with resentment over the cut in benefits.
To seethe is to boil steadily and vigorously. Its figurative usage can suggest vigorous activity or passionate emotion: "The arc lamp's cone of light seethes with winged insects" (Claire Davis)."The city had ... been seething with discontent" (John R. Green).
Stew refers literally to slow boiling and figuratively to a persistent but not violent state of agitation: "They don't want a man to fret and stew about his work" (William H. Whyte, Jr.).
boil 2 B0370700 (boil)n. A painful, circumscribed pus-filled inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue usually caused by a local staphylococcal infection. Also called furuncle.
[Middle English bile, from Old English bȳle.]boil down vb (adverb) 1. (Chemistry) to reduce or be reduced in quantity and usually altered in consistency by boiling: to boil a liquid down to a thick glue. 2. boil down to a. (intr) to be the essential element in somethingb. (tr) to summarize; reduce to essentialsThesaurus| Verb | 1. | boil down - be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise"come down, reducebecome, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" | | 2. | boil down - be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup"decoct, concentrate, reducecookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | | 3. | boil down - cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"concentrate, reducecookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" |
boilverb1. To cook (food) in liquid heated to the point of steaming:parboil, simmer, stew.2. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:bubble, burn, churn, ferment, seethe, simmer, smolder.phrasal verb
boil awayTo pass off as vapor, especially when heated:evaporate, vaporize, volatilize.phrasal verb
boil downTo reduce in complexity or scope:simplify.phrasal verb
boil overTo be or become angry:anger, blow up, bristle, burn, explode, flare up, foam, fume, rage, seethe.Informal: steam.Idioms: blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, breathe fire, fly off the handle, get hot under the collar, hit the ceiling, lose one's temper, see red.Translationscondensarecondensarsiridursiboil down
boil down1. Literally, to reduce the amount of a liquid in a container through boiling. A noun or pronoun can be used between "boil" and "down." You'll get a better, more condensed flavor when you boil down the stock. The sauce will thicken when you boil it down.2. By extension, to reduce or simplify (something) to the most basic, essential, or fundamental element(s). Your essay is far too long. Please try to cut out any superfluous text and boil it down to about 10 pages. The issue really boils down to whether customers will be willing to pay more for the same product or not.See also: boil, downboil something down 1. Lit. to condense or thicken something, such as a liquid. I have to boil this gravy down for a while before I can serve it. You boil down the sauce and I'll set the table. 2. Fig. to reduce a problem to its simple essentials. If we could boil this problem down to its essentials, we might be able to solve it. We don't have time to boil down this matter. This is too urgent.See also: boil, downboil down1. Simplify, summarize, or shorten, as in John finally managed to boil his thesis down to 200 pages. 2. boil down to. Be reducible to basic elements, be equivalent to. For example, What this issue boils down to is that the council doesn't want to spend more money. These metaphoric usages allude to reducing and concentrating a substance by boiling off liquid. [Late 1800s] See also: boil, downboil downv.1. To make an amount of liquid or food less in quantity or more concentrated by boiling it: You can boil down the leftover juices and make a nice sauce. The soup seemed thin, so I boiled it down.2. To condense something to its bare essentials; summarize: I boiled down my long report into a short two-page report. This plan is too long for me to read; can you boil it down for me?3. To have something as a basic or root cause: All of the complaints at work boil down to a lack of good leadership.See also: boil, downEncyclopediaSeeboilboil down
Synonyms for boil downverb be the essential elementSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be cooked until very little liquid is leftSynonymsRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- decrease
- diminish
- lessen
- fall
verb cook until very little liquid is leftSynonymsRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- minify
- decrease
- lessen
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