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boil verb

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
 koken, zieden, aan de kook brengen, zooien
  • (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
 koken
  • (transitive, UK, informal) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
 stikken

boil noun

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
 etterbuil

boil noun

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
 kook, kookpunt

boiling adjective

  /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
  • (informal, hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
 kokend
boil over
overkoken
boil down
neerkomen, excerperen, verdikken
bring to a boil
aan de kook brengen
beauty won't make the pot boil
uiterlijk schoon is sletchts vertoon
boil up
borrelen
make someone's blood boil
ergeren
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