BOIL DOWN
Dictionary entry overview: What does boil down mean?
• BOIL DOWN (verb)
The verb BOIL DOWN has 3 senses:
1. be the essential element
2. be cooked until very little liquid is left
3. cook until very little liquid is left
Familiarity information: BOIL DOWN used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• BOIL DOWN (verb)
Meaning:
Be the essential element
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
boil down; come down; reduce
Context example:
The proposal boils down to a compromise
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
become; turn (undergo a change or development)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
Meaning:
Be cooked until very little liquid is left
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
decoct; boil down; concentrate; reduce
Context example:
The sauce should reduce to one cup
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Cook until very little liquid is left
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
boil down; concentrate; reduce
Context example:
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
