Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - boil
Boil
boil
1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a (of a liquid) start to bubble up and turn into vapour; reach a temperature at which this happens. b (of a vessel) contain boiling liquid (the kettle is boiling). 2 a tr. bring (a liquid or vessel) to a temperature at which it boils. b tr. cook (food) by boiling. c intr. (of food) be cooked by boiling. d tr. subject to the heat of boiling water, e.g. to clean. 3 intr. a (of the sea etc.) undulate or seethe like boiling water. b (of a person or feelings) be greatly agitated, esp. by anger. --n. the act or process of boiling; boiling-point (on the boil; bring to the boil). Phrases and idioms boil down 1 reduce volume by boiling. 2 reduce to essentials. 3 (foll. by to) amount to; signify basically. boiled shirt a dress shirt with a starched front. boiled sweet Brit. a sweet made of boiled sugar. boil over 1 spill over in boiling. 2 lose one's temper; become over-excited. make one's blood boil see BLOOD. Etymology: ME f. AF boiller, OF boillir, f. L bullire to bubble f. bulla bubble 2. n. an inflamed pus-filled swelling caused by infection of a hair follicle etc. Etymology: OE byl(e) f. WG
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French buillir, ~lir, from Latin bullire to bubble, from bulla bubble Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to come to the ~ing point, to generate bubbles of vapor when heated, to cook in ~ing water, to become agitated ; seethe, to be moved, excited, or stirred up , 4. to rush headlong, to burst forth ; erupt , to undergo the action of a ~ing liquid, transitive verb to subject to the action of a ~ing liquid, to heat to the ~ing point, to form or separate (as sugar or salt) by ~ing, ~able adjective II. noun Etymology: Middle English, alteration of bile, from Old English bȳl; akin to Old High German pūlla bladder Date: 15th century a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus, III. noun Date: 15th century the act or state of ~ing, a swirling upheaval (as of water), a ~ed dish of seafood, vegetables, and seasonings ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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