OVERBOIL
Dictionary entry overview: What does overboil mean?
• OVERBOIL (verb)
The verb OVERBOIL has 2 senses:
1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
2. boil excessively
Familiarity information: OVERBOIL used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• OVERBOIL (verb)
Meaning:
Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
boil over; overboil
Context example:
The milk is boiling over
Hypernyms (to "overboil" is one way to...):
boil (come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Boil excessively
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
The peas are overboiled
Hypernyms (to "overboil" is one way to...):
boil (cook in boiling liquid)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The chefs overboil the vegetables
