Overview of verb boil

The verb boil has 5 senses

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


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


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


• churn, boil, moil, roil -- (be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm")


• seethe, boil -- (be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger")

Overview of adj boiled

The adj boiled has 1 sense

• boiled, poached, stewed -- (cooked in hot water)