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verb | noun boilboil1 /bɔɪl/ ●●● S2 W3 verb ETYMOLOGYboil1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble VERB TABLEboil |
| Present | I, you, we, they | boil | | he, she, it | boils | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | boiled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have boiled | | he, she, it | has boiled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had boiled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will boil | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have boiled |
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| Present | I | am boiling | | he, she, it | is boiling | | you, we, they | are boiling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was boiling | | you, we, they | were boiling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been boiling | | he, she, it | has been boiling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been boiling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be boiling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been boiling |
► put ... on to boil I’ve put the potatoes on to boil. ► boiled dry The pan had boiled dry (=boiled until there was no liquid left). THESAURUS to prepare food for eating by using heat► cook to prepare food for eating by using heat: Mom taught me to cook. It’s important to cook the meat thoroughly. ► make to make food ready to eat, with or without using heat: Do you want to help me make cookies? ► prepare formal to make food ready to eat: She started to prepare the Thanksgiving meal early in the morning. ► bake to cook food such as bread or cake in the oven: I was planning to bake a cake for his birthday. ► toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: Toast both sides of the bread before adding the topping. ► roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the beef for one and a half or two hours. ► fry to cook food in oil on the top part of an oven: Grandma taught me how to fry chicken. ► sauté to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of oil: Sauté the onions until they look clear. ► deep fry to fry food in a pan containing a lot of hot oil: The doughnuts are deep fried and delicious. ► broil to cook food by placing it near to strong heat from above: The burgers are broiled, not fried. ► grill to cook food over strong heat, especially over flames: They grilled the steaks on an iron grill. ► barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: We’re planning to barbecue chicken and vegetables at the picnic. ► steam to cook vegetables by placing them in a container over very hot water so that the steam from the hot water cooks them: Steam the broccoli until it turns bright green. ► boil to cook vegetables in very hot water on the top part of the oven: I put the potatoes in a pot to boil them. ► microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: You can microwave the leftovers for a couple of minutes to heat them up. 1 [intransitive, transitive] when a liquid boils, or you boil it, it becomes hot enough for bubbles to rise to the surface and for the liquid to change into gas → simmer: Put the spaghetti into boiling salted water.boil at Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. Boil the water before drinking it.2[intransitive, transitive] to cook something in boiling water: Boil the vegetables for 10 minutes. I’ve put the potatoes on to boil.► see thesaurus at cook13[intransitive, transitive] if something containing liquid boils, the liquid inside is boiling: The pot was boiling. The pan had boiled dry (=boiled until there was no liquid left).4[intransitive] to be angry: I didn’t say anything, but I was boiling inside.5[transitive] to clean something using boiling water: Clothes had to be boiled to prevent the disease from spreading. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble] → see also boiling point, blood (9)boil away phrasal verb if a liquid boils away, it disappears because it has been heated too muchboil down phrasal verb1boil down to something informal if a long statement, argument, etc. boils down to something, that thing is the main reason or most basic part of it: In the end, the case will boil down to whether the jury believes Smith or not.2 boil something ↔ down to make a list, piece of writing, television show, etc. shorter by taking out anything that is not necessary or wanted: The director boiled down 45 hours worth of film into the hour-long program.3 boil something ↔ down if a food or liquid boils down or you boil it down, the total amount of it becomes less after it is cooked: Spinach tends to boil down a lot.boil over phrasal verb1if a liquid boils over when it is heated, it rises and flows over the side of the container: Turn down the heat so that the mixture does not boil over.2if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm: Their rage and frustration finally boiled over.boil up phrasal verb1 if a situation or emotion boils up, bad feelings grow until they reach a dangerous level: That summer, ethnic tensions boiled up again in the city.2 boil something ↔ up to heat food or a liquid until it begins to boil: Boil the fruit up with sugar. verb | noun boilboil2 noun ETYMOLOGYboil2Origin: (1,3) 1400-1500 ➔ BOIL1 (2) Old English byl ► Bring ... to a boil Bring the sauce to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. ► comes to a boil Heat the mixture until it comes to a boil (=begins to boil). ► rolling boil (=a boil in which there are a lot of bubbles constantly rising to the surface) 1[singular] the act or state of boiling: Bring the sauce to a boil and cook for 5 minutes. Heat the mixture until it comes to a boil (=begins to boil).rolling boil (=a boil in which there are a lot of bubbles constantly rising to the surface)2[countable] medicine a painful infected swelling under someone’s skin |