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boils up

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

Meaning of boil up

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cook or prepare by boiling.
    • Can you boil up the vegetables while I baste the meat?
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To become more excited, intense or exciting.
  3. (US, dated, slang, transitive) To boil clothes to clean or sanitize them.

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Questions about boils up

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

Words near boils up in the dictionary

  1. boils down
  2. boils off
  3. boils over
  4. boils someone's piss
  5. boils the ocean
  6. boils up
  7. boilt
  8. boily
  9. BOINC
  10. boine
  11. boines

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