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boils off

boils off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boil off.

Meaning of boil off

Verb

boil off (third-person singular simple present boils off, present participle boiling off, simple past and past participle boiled off)

  1. (transitive) to remove by boiling
    • Cooking it will boil off the vodka.
  2. (intransitive) to be removed by boiling
    • Some of the salt will rise up with the vapors, but most of it will be left in the pan when the water has boiled off.

Questions about boils off

What is boils off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Boils off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of boil off.

Words near boils off in the dictionary

  1. boilover
  2. boilovers
  3. boils
  4. boils away
  5. boils down
  6. boils off
  7. boils over
  8. boils someone's piss
  9. boils the ocean
  10. boils up
  11. boilt

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