ALL meanings of boil down
boil down
B b - phrasal verb boil down When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour. 3
- verb boil down to reduce or be reduced in quantity and usually altered in consistency by boiling 3
- noun boil down to lessen in quantity by boiling, esp. so as to change consistency 3
- noun boil down to make more terse; condense; summarize 3
- verb without object boil down to change from a liquid to a gaseous state, producing bubbles of gas that rise to the surface of the liquid, agitating it as they rise. 1
- verb without object boil down to reach or be brought to the boiling point: When the water boils, add the meat and cabbage. 1
- verb without object boil down to be in an agitated or violent state: The sea boiled in the storm. 1
- verb without object boil down to be deeply stirred or upset. 1
- verb without object boil down to contain, or be contained in, a liquid that boils: The kettle is boiling. The vegetables are boiling. 1
- verb with object boil down to cause to boil or to bring to the boiling point: Boil two cups of water. 1
- verb with object boil down to cook (something) in boiling water: to boil eggs. 1
- verb with object boil down to separate (sugar, salt, etc.) from a solution containing it by boiling off the liquid. 1
- noun boil down the act or an instance of boiling. 1
- noun boil down the state or condition of boiling: He brought a kettle of water to a boil. 1
- noun boil down an area of agitated, swirling, bubbling water, as part of a rapids. 1
- noun boil down Also called blow. Civil Engineering. an unwanted flow of water and solid matter into an excavation, due to excessive outside water pressure. 1
- idioms boil down boil off, Textiles. to degum (silk). to remove (sizing, wax, impurities, or the like) from a fabric by subjecting it to a hot scouring solution. Also, boil out. 1
- transitivephrasal verb boil down liquid: reduce 1
- intransitive verb boil down lquid: be reduced 1
- intransitivephrasal verb boil down be essentially 1
- verb boil down (transitive and intransitive) Used other than as an idiom: see boil, down. 0
- verb boil down (Intransitive Verb) To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action). 0
- verb boil down (Transitive Verb) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action). 0