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Meanings of boiled in English

Cooked in hot water.

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Usage of boiled in English
1
The issue at the Supreme Court boiled down to a particular phrase.
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2
The water back home was dangerous and had to be thoroughly boiled.
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3
Shadows boiled out of the box: the ten thousand Children of Typhon.
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4
Once melted, continue to heat until all the water has boiled off.
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5
And in the Great Well of the Ancient God, the water boiled.
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6
Put in a cupful of cold boiled peas; boil up and serve.
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7
The extreme heat had boiled the excess water right out of him.
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8
Of course heat will, as we know from hard-boiled yolks and custards.
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9
Cut hard-boiled eggs in half the long way and remove the yolks.
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10
All the pent-up hatred of the months boiled over in his heart.
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11
Drinking water in Gore, Mataura and Otama still needs to be boiled.
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12
He made mulligan in one lard bucket and boiled beans in another.
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13
Make sure the water has just boiled when you put it in.
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14
The chief took some pitch and had it boiled in a kettle.
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15
When it has boiled skim it, and then put in the plums.
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16
Tensions boiled for decades and erupted viciously several times during the 1950s.
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