overboil

overboil
verb
1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
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The milk is boiling over

• Syn: ↑boil over
• Hypernyms: ↑boil
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

2. boil excessively
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The peas are overboiled

• Topics: ↑cooking, ↑cookery, ↑preparation
• Hypernyms: ↑boil
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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The chefs overboil the vegetables


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Overboil — O ver*boil , v. i. To boil over or unduly. [1913 Webster] Nor is discontent to keep the mind Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng. Byron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overboil — v. * * * …   Universalium

  • overboil — verb To boil excessively. Ant: underboil …   Wiktionary

  • overboil — o ver•boil′ v …   From formal English to slang

  • boil over — verb overflow or cause to overflow while boiling The milk is boiling over • Syn: ↑overboil • Hypernyms: ↑boil • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

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