OVERBOIL

overboil

(verb) boil excessively; “The peas are overboiled”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overboil (third-person singular simple present overboils, present participle overboiling, simple past and past participle overboiled)

(ambitransitive) To boil excessively.

Antonyms

• underboil

Anagrams

• boil over, boilover

Source: Wiktionary


O`ver*boil", v. i.

Definition: To boil over or unduly. Nor is discontent to keep the mind Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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