'To boil down' definitions:
Definition of 'To boil down'
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- Boil \Boil\, v. t.
- 1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The stomach cook is for the hall, And boileth meate for them all. --Gower. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To steep or soak in warm water. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- To boil down, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to boil down sap or sirup. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To boil down'
- Boil,
- Boiled,
- Boiling,
- Boilingly,
- To boil over,
- boil down,
- 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