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overboil

/ˌəʊvəˈbɔɪl/

/ˌoʊvərˈbɔɪl/

overboilverb

overboiled

Past Simple

overboiled

Past Participle

overboiling

Gerund

/ˌəʊvəˈbɔɪl/

/ˌoʊvərˈbɔɪl/

Translations

Be careful not to overboil the pasta.

Будьте осторожны, чтобы не переварить пасту.

Definitions

To cook (a liquid or food) by boiling it for too long, so that it becomes overcooked or boils over.

If you overboil the pasta, it will become mushy and lose its texture.

To boil for too long and overflow.

The milk overboiled and spilled all over the stove.

Synonyms

boil over

spill over

bubble over

overboilpast participle

Definitions

(of food) Boiled for too long; overcooked.

No one liked the overboiled vegetables.

overboilgerund / present participle

Definitions

Boiling over or in the process of being boiled for too long.

She rushed to the stove to stop the overboiling soup.