1. The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas 
2. Cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
   - stewing, simmering

1. Extremely
   "boiling mad"

1. Come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapour
   "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" 
2. Immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes
   "boil potatoes"; "boil wool" 
3. Bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
   "boil this liquid until it evaporates" 
4. Be agitated
   - churn, moil [N. Amer], roil 
5. Be in an agitated emotional state
   - seethe

Derived forms: boilings

See also: boiler

Type of: alter, be, change, change state, cookery, cooking, evaporation, heating, modify, move, preparation, turn, vapor [US], vaporisation [Brit], vaporization, vapour [Brit, Cdn], warming

Antonym: freeze

Encyclopedia: Boil

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