Boil - Definition

n 1: a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus [syn:
boil, furuncle]
2: the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they
brought the water to a boil" [syn: boiling point, boil]
v 1: come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to
vapor; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" [ant: freeze]
2: immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking
purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"
3: bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point; "boil this
liquid until it evaporates"
4: be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm" [syn:
churn, boil, moil, roil]
5: be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething
with anger" [syn: seethe, boil]