Definition of Boil down

1. Verb. Be the essential element. "The proposal boils down to a compromise"

Exact synonyms: Come Down, Reduce
Generic synonyms: Become, Turn
Derivative terms: Reducible

2. Verb. Be cooked until very little liquid is left. "The sauce should reduce to one cup"
Exact synonyms: Concentrate, Decoct, Reduce
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Diminish, Fall, Lessen
Derivative terms: Concentrate, Concentration, Concentration

3. Verb. Cook until very little liquid is left. "The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"
Exact synonyms: Concentrate, Reduce
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Concentrate, Concentration, Concentration

Lexicographical Neighbors of Boil Down

boiling
boiling
boilingly
boilings
boiling point
boiling point
boiling point elevation
boiling water reactor
boiling water reactor
boiloff
boiloffs
boilover
boilovers
boils
boils
boil down (current term)
boil over
boil smut
boing
boinged
boinging
boings
boink
boinked
boinking
boinks
bois
Boise
boiserie
boiseries

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