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Boil Down

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Verb

1. boil down, come down, reduce

be the essential element

Example Sentences:
'The proposal boils down to a compromise'

2. boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce

be cooked until very little liquid is left

Example Sentences:
'The sauce should reduce to one cup'

3. boil down, concentrate, reduce

cook until very little liquid is left

Example Sentences:
'The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Boil Down

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verb (adverb)
1. 
to reduce or be reduced in quantity and usually altered in consistency by boiling
to boil a liquid down to a thick glue
2.  boil down to

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Boil Down

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1. 
to lessen in quantity by boiling, esp. so as to change consistency
2. 
to make more terse; condense; summarize

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Boil Down

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v. boiled, boil·ing, boils
v.intr.
1.
a. To change from a liquid to a vapor by the application of heat: All the water boiled away and left the kettle dry.
b. To reach the boiling point.
c. To undergo the action of boiling, especially in being cooked.
2. To be in a state of agitation; seethe: a river boiling over the rocks.
3. To be stirred up or greatly excited, especially in anger: The mere idea made me boil.
v.tr.
1.
a. To vaporize (a liquid) by the application of heat.
b. To heat to the boiling point.
2. To cook or clean by boiling.
3. To separate by evaporation in the process of boiling: boil the maple sap.
n.
1. The condition or act of boiling.
2. Lower Southern US A picnic featuring shrimp, crab, or crayfish boiled in large pots with spices, and then shelled and eaten by hand.
3. An agitated, swirling, roiling mass of liquid: "Those tumbling boils show a dissolving bar and a changing channel there" (Mark Twain).

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