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underboil

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To boil insufficiently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • If you underboil an egg, you'll end up with a softboiled egg instead of the hardboiled egg that you wanted; and if you overboil an egg, you'll end up with a hardboiled egg instead of the softboiled egg that you wanted.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: overboil

Broader terms: boil

History

Etymology

From under- + boil.