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OVERBOIL
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Boil excessively
Example:
The peas are overboiled
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "overboil" is one way to...):
boil (immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs overboil the vegetables
Sense 2
Meaning:
Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
Example:
The milk is boiling over
Synonyms:
boil over; overboil
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "overboil" is one way to...):
boil (come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
