English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases. 2013.
boil away — To evaporate (completely) by boiling • • • Main Entry: ↑boil * * * ˌboil a ˈway [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they boil away he/she/it boils away … Useful english dictionary
boil away — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms boil away : present tense I/you/we/they boil away he/she/it boils away present participle boiling away past tense boiled away past participle boiled away if a liquid boils away, or if you boil it… … English dictionary
boil away — PHR V ERG When you boil away a liquid, or when it boils away, it is boiled until all of it changes into steam or vapour. [V P n (not pron)] Remove the lid and boil away all the liquid... [V P] Check every 20 minutes that the water has not boiled… … English dictionary
To boil away — Boil Boil (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr. & vb. n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. {Bull} an edict,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boil away phrasal — verb if a liquid boils away it disappears because it has been heated too much: Oh no! The soup s almost boiled away … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
boil away — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. steam, vaporize, dissipate; see evaporate 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To pass off as vapor, especially when heated: evaporate, vaporize, volatilize. See SOLID … English dictionary for students
boil away — v. vaporize, turn into steam … English contemporary dictionary
Boil — (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr. & vb. n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F. bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Budge}, v.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boil — boil1 [boil] vi. [ME boilen < OFr boillir < L bullire < bulla, a bubble, knob; prob. < IE * bu , var. of echoic base * beu , * bheu , to blow up, cause to swell] 1. to bubble up and vaporize over direct heat 2. to reach the vaporizing … English World dictionary
boil — boil1 S3 [bɔıl] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: boillir, from Latin bullire, from bulla bubble ] 1.) [I and T] when a liquid boils, or when you boil it, it becomes hot enough to turn into gas boil at ▪ The solution boiled at 57.4°C. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
boil — I UK [bɔɪl] / US verb Word forms boil : present tense I/you/we/they boil he/she/it boils present participle boiling past tense boiled past participle boiled * 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] if a liquid boils, or if you boil it, it becomes so hot … English dictionary
