boil
91boil-wash — verb To use the boil wash programme on a washing machine …
92boil down — verb a) 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. b) To reduce (to the most central elements or… …
93boil wash — noun a) The high temperature programme on a washing machine b) A wash using this programme See Also: boil wash …
94boil off — verb a) to remove by boiling cooking it will boil off the vodka. b) to be removes 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 …
95boil down to — phr verb Boil down to is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑argument …
96boil over — phr verb Boil over is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑anger, ↑rage …
97boil\ down — v 1. To boil away some of the water from; make less by boiling. She boiled down the maple sap to a thick syrup. The fruit juice boiled down until it was almost not good for jelly. 2. To reduce the length of; cut down; shorten. The reporter boiled …
98boil down to — amount to. → boil …
99boil over — become so excited or tense as to lose control. → boil …
100boil over phrasal — verb (I) 1 if a liquid boils over, it rises and flows over the side of the container: Keep an eye on the milk; don t let it boil over. 2 if a situation or an emotion boils over, the people involved stop being calm (+ into): The argument boiled… …
