To Boil
- (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
- (transitive, intransitive) To cook in boiling water.
- (intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
- (transitive, Britain, informal) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
- (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
- (intransitive, informal, used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
- (transitive) To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
- (obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water.
- To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
- To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
| Synonyms |
(of a liquid): seethe, well, plaw (UK, dialectal, dated, uncommon); cook
(of the weather): be baking, be scorching, be sweltering
(of a person): be seething, be baking, be stewing
| Antonyms |
(of a liquid): condense
(of the weather): be freezing
(of a person): be freezing