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to boil
01
to cook food in very hot water
Transitive: to boil food
Examples
I boil eggs for breakfast every morning.
1.1
(of food) to be cooked in very hot water
Intransitive
Examples
The pasta boils rapidly in the pot of water.
02
to expose a container to heat until its content reaches its boiling point
Intransitive
Examples
She placed a pot of water on the stove and waited for it to boil before adding the pasta.
2.1
(of liquids) to become very hot and turn into steam
Intransitive
Examples
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
03
to feel intensely angry, frustrated, or agitated, often to the point of losing control
Intransitive
Examples
She tried to remain calm, but her anger started to boil as she listened to his lies.
04
to be in a state of turbulence and agitation
Intransitive
Examples
As the hurricane approached, the sea began to boil with towering waves crashing against the shore.
Boil
01
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level
02
a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
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