Boil means to make a liquid very hot until bubbles rise. You do this when cooking or making hot drinks.
Please boil the water for tea.
The soup will boil in five minutes.
Boil can mean to feel very angry quickly. It shows strong feelings in a person.
He began to boil when he heard bad news.
She boiled with anger after the fight.
A boil is a small, painful spot on the skin with pus. It happens when bacteria infect a hair root.
She has a boil on her arm that hurts.
The doctor treated the boil carefully.
To boil can also mean to make something hot enough so it bubbles and turns to steam. This is often for cleaning or cooking.
Boil the milk slowly to avoid burning.
They boiled water to clean it.
Boil can describe feelings or liquids moving quickly or strongly, as if full of energy or anger.
Her emotions boiled over after the speech.
The river boiled with strong currents.
Boil can mean a loud or strong noise from many people or things at once. It shows excitement or confusion.
There was a boil of voices in the market.
The boil of noise surprised everyone.
Boil can mean the release of steam or heat from a machine or liquid. This happens when something gets very hot.
The engine boiled as it worked hard.
The kettle is boiling quickly now.
