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Definition of Boil over
1. Verb. Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling. "The milk is boiling over"
Definition of Boil over
1. Verb. (intransitive) To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boil Over
Literary usage of Boil over
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cradle of Rebellions: A History of the Secret Societies of France by Lucien de La Hodde (1864)
"... Raspail, Blanqui, Antony Thouret—The chiefs of the popular societies boil
over—Messrs. ... boil over ..."
2. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia... With Numerous by Mrs N K M Lee, N. K. M. Lee (1832)
"... cut in pieces over it; cover the fish with equal quantities of vinegar, and
white wine; let it boil over a moderate fite until'sufficiently done; ..."
3. Tolondron: Speeches to John Bowle about His Edition of Don Quixote; Together by Giuseppe Marco Antonio Baretti (1786)
"... blow the bellows with fuch hafte and fury, as not only to make the caldron
boil over, but fet at once the whole ..."
4. Original Treatises, Dating from the XIIth to XVIIIth Centuries on the Arts by Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1849)
"And take great care not to let it boil over, and then, having boiled it down to
one-third, pour it into a vase, and leave it to cool all that day and night. ..."
5. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1909)
"Your pot is about to boil over." The bones did not move. Then Beaver called, "Mother,
get up quick! Your pot is boiling over." At this there was a little ..."
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