'boil down' definitions:
Definition of 'boil down'
(from WordNet)
verb
Be the essential element; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" [syn: reduce, come down, boil down]
verb
Be cooked until very little liquid is left; "The sauce should reduce to one cup" [syn: boil down, reduce, decoct, concentrate]
verb
Cook until very little liquid is left; "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time" [syn: reduce, boil down, concentrate]
Synonyms of 'boil down'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviate,
- abridge,
- abstract,
- bob,
- capsulize,
- clip,
- compress,
- condense,
- contract,
- crop,
- curtail,
- cut,
- cut back,
- cut down,
- cut off short,
- cut short,
- dock,
- elide,
- epitomize,
- foreshorten,
- mow,
- nip,
- poll,
- pollard,
- prune,
- reap,
- recap,
- recapitulate,
- reduce,
- retrench,
- shave,
- shear,
- shorten,
- snub,
- streamline,
- stunt,
- sum up,
- summarize,
- synopsize,
- take in,
- telescope,
- trim,
- truncate
Words containing 'boil down'
- Boil,
- Boiled,
- Boiling,
- Boilingly,
- To boil down,
- To boil over,
- boil over,
- boiling over,
- A blind boil,
- Biskara boil,
- Boiling Springs,
- Boiling point,
- Boiling spring,
- Delhi boil,
- Natal boil,
- Stone boiling,
- To be at the boiling point,
- To boil away,
- aleppo boil,
- boil smut,
- boiled dinner,
- boiled egg,
- boiled-down,
- Boiling Spring Lakes,
- Boiling Springs, NC,
- Boiling Springs, PA,
- Boiling Springs, SC,
- Red Boiling Springs,
- To keep the pot boiling,
- boiling water reactor,
- hard-boiled,
- soft-boiled,
- Boiling Spring Lakes, NC,
- Red Boiling Springs, TN,
- hard-boiled egg,
- new england boiled dinner