boyl

Verb

boil (third-person singular simple present boils, present participle boiling, simple past and past participle boiled or (nonstandard, regional) boilt)

1. (transitive) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
   • Boil some water in a pan.

   Synonyms:

   seethe, well, plaw, cook, do

   Antonyms:

   condense

2. (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
   • Boil the eggs for three minutes.
3. (intransitive) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
   • Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
4. (New Zealand, UK, informal, transitive) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
   • 'I'll boil the kettle,' he said.1991 September, Stephen Fry, chapter 1, in The Liar, London: Heinemann, →ISBN, section I, page 14
5. (informal, intransitive) To be uncomfortably hot.
   • It’s boiling outside!

   Synonyms:

   bake, scorch, swelter

   Antonyms:

   freeze

6. (informal, intransitive) To feel uncomfortably hot.
   • I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?

   Synonyms:

   seethe, bake, stew

   Antonyms:

   freeze

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