boil

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /bɔɪl/

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Verb

Plain form boil

Third-person singular boils

Past tense boiled

Past participle boiled

Present participle boiling

a boiling pot

1. (transitive & intransitive) To get to a temperature that a liquid lets out bubbles and gas at.

   Water boils at 100°C.

   Anne boiled the water in the kettle.

Noun

Singular boil

Plural boils

1. If you bring something to a boil, you heat it to 100 °C.
2. A swelling on the skin that is filled with pus.

   Lots of boils started appearing on his skin.