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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
boil \boil\, v. t.
1. to heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause
ebullition; as, to boil water.
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2. to form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to
boil sugar or salt.
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3. to subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as
to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing,
etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.
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the stomach cook is for the hall,
and boileth meate for them all. --gower.
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4. to steep or soak in warm water. obs.
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to try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can
not inform; but if you boil them in water, the new
seeds will sprout sooner. --bacon.
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to boil down, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to boil
down sap or sirup.
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