boil down
boil down verb: to reduce in volume by boiling.
Verb
boil down (third-person singular simple present boils down, present participle boiling down, simple past and past participle boiled down)
- To reduce in volume by boiling.
- He boiled the soup down so it wouldn't be so weak.
- To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
- So what this boils down to is that you still owe me that fifty bucks.
- For England, everything now boils down to what happens against Poland on Tuesday.2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
- Synonyms:
- come down to
- To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
- My dissertation is 342 pages long, and I'm required to boil it down to a one-page abstract?!
boil down meaning in Hindi
boil down in Hindi
- to boil down, to thicken
- काढ़ना kāṛhnā
Synonyms of boil down
Forms of boil down
| third-person singular present | boils down |
|---|---|
| present participle | boiling down |
| past participle | boiled down |
| past | boiled down |
Origin of boil down
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
Questions about boil down
- What does boil down mean?
- Boil down means to reduce in volume by boiling.
- What is boil down in Hindi?
- Boil down in Hindi is काढ़ना (kāṛhnā). See Boil down meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is boil down?
- Boil down is a verb.
- What is the past tense of boil down?
- The past tense of boil down is boiled down.
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