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To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- I forgot about the rice and it boiled over.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To reach the point where aggressive action is taken.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic, intransitive, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To act aggressively angry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- He boiled over all night.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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To buck aggressively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- The stallion boiled over, throwing Robert from her back.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overboil
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: boil
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Amharic:
ገነፈለ
(gänäfälä)
— boil so as to overflow
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Azerbaijani:
daşmaq
— boil so as to overflow
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Bengali:
উপচানো
(upocanō)
— boil so as to overflow
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Bulgarian:
изкипявам
(izkipjavam)
— boil so as to overflow
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Dutch:
overkoken
— boil so as to overflow
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French:
déborder
— boil so as to overflow
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German:
überkochen
— boil so as to overflow
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Latin:
efferveō
— boil so as to overflow
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Eastern Mari:
велаш
(velaš)
— boil so as to overflow
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Norman:
bouoilli par dessus
— boil so as to overflow
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Polish:
kipieć
— boil so as to overflow
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Polish:
wykipieć
— boil so as to overflow
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Romanian:
da pe dinafară
— boil so as to overflow
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Russian:
убега́ть
(ubegátʹ)
— boil so as to overflow
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Russian:
убежа́ть
(ubežátʹ)
— boil so as to overflow
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Scottish Gaelic:
cuir thairis
— boil so as to overflow
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Swedish:
koka över
— boil so as to overflow