boil
/bɔɪl/verb
उच्चारण बॉइल
उबलना, उबालना
Basic word
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[I, T]
when a liquid boils or when you boil it, it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour; to cook food in boiling water
उबलना, उबालना
- Water boils at 100 °C.
- Boil the eggs.
- Boil the milk before giving it to the baby.
+ 2 more examples
- The kettle was boiling when the phone rang.
- Potatoes should be boiled for about twenty minutes.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 7
boil (intransitive): a liquid boils
When water or another liquid reaches its boiling point and bubbles, it boils; no object follows.
जब पानी या कोई तरल अपने क्वथनांक पर पहुँचकर बुलबुले देता है, तब 'boil' अकर्मक क्रिया है; इसके बाद object नहीं आता।
- Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.
- The milk is boiling; turn off the gas.
boil + object (transitive)
When someone heats food or liquid until it boils, the verb takes an object.
जब कोई भोजन या तरल को उबालता है, तब 'boil' सकर्मक क्रिया है और object लेती है।
- Radhika boiled the potatoes before making the filling.
- Boil the water for ten minutes before drinking it.
boil + adjective (result)
An adjective after the object tells the result, as in boil an egg hard.
Object के बाद का adjective परिणाम बताता है, जैसे boil an egg hard।
- He likes his eggs boiled hard.
boil (countable noun): a painful swelling
As a noun, a boil is a painful infected lump under the skin.
Noun के रूप में boil त्वचा के नीचे दर्दनाक संक्रमित गाँठ को कहते हैं।
- He had a large boil on his neck and went to the doctor.
the boil (noun in phrases)
Bring something to the boil means to heat it until it starts to boil.
'Bring to the boil' का अर्थ है इतना गर्म करना कि वह उबलने लगे।
- Bring the tea water to the boil, then add the leaves.
boil down to something (phrasal verb)
When a long discussion boils down to one point, that point is the most important idea in it.
जब लंबी चर्चा का सार एक बात रह जाए, तब 'boil down to' आता है।
- The whole problem boils down to a lack of practice.
- It all boils down to whether you revise daily.
boil over (phrasal verb)
A liquid boils over when it rises and spills; a situation boils over when anger or trouble breaks out.
तरल उबलकर बाहर गिरे तो 'boil over' आता है; ग़ुस्सा या झगड़ा फूट पड़े तब भी यही प्रयोग होता है।
- The milk boiled over and put out the flame.
- Tempers boiled over during the debate.
+Collocations 5
boil + noun
watermilkriceeggspotatoeslentils
- Boil the lentils for twenty minutes before adding the spices.
boil + adverb
gentlyrapidlyvigorouslydryover
- The soup boiled over while she answered the phone.
boil + preposition
in waterfor ten minutesuntil softdown to
- Boil the beetroot until it is soft.
adjective + boil
painfullargeinfectedrecurring
- A painful boil needs medical care.
boil + time or state
for ten minutesuntil softto a pastedrygently
- Boil the rice until it is soft.
“More examples 6
- Always boil the milk before giving it to a small child.
छोटे बच्चे को देने से पहले दूध को हमेशा उबालें।
- The kettle boiled, and Radhika made tea for everyone.
Kettle उबल गई और राधिका ने सबके लिए चाय बनाई।
- My blood boils when I see people throwing waste on the road.
सड़क पर कचरा फेंकते लोगों को देखकर मेरा खून खौल उठता है।
- The river was boiling with fish after the first rains.
पहली बारिश के बाद नदी मछलियों से भरी हलचल कर रही थी।
- He had a boil on his arm that made it hard to write.
उसकी बाँह पर एक फोड़ा था जिससे लिखना कठिन हो गया।
- In the heat of the argument, the matter finally boiled over.
बहस की गर्मी में मामला आख़िरकार भड़क उठा।
¶Idioms 2
bring sth to the boil / come to the boil
to heat sth or be heated until it boils; (of a situation) to reach a point of crisis
(किसी चीज़ को) उबाल पर लाना; (स्थिति का) चरम पर पहुँच जाना
- Bring the milk to the boil and then add the rice.
- The dispute came to the boil last week.
off the boil
(British) less good than before
पहले जितना अच्छा न रहना; फीका पड़ जाना
- The team has gone off the boil in recent matches.
- His writing went off the boil after his first novel.
→Phrasal verbs 2
boil down to sth
to have something as the main or basic part
(मूल रूप से) किसी बात पर आकर टिकना
- It all boils down to a question of money.
boil over
(of a liquid) to rise and flow over the side of the pan; (of a situation or feeling) to become angry or violent
उफन जाना; (ग़ुस्सा या स्थिति) भड़क उठना
- The milk has boiled over.
- Tension boiled over into violence.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the cooking words: boil, simmer (cook just below boiling), steam, fry, roast, poach (cook gently in water).
पकाने के शब्द याद रखिए: boil, simmer (उबलने से थोड़ा नीचे पकाना), steam, fry, roast, poach (पानी में धीरे पकाना)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Boil down to sth (have something as the main point: 'It all boils down to hard work'), boil over (become very angry or violent; spill over while boiling).
Phrasal verbs अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: boil down to sth (मुख्य बिंदु होना: 'It all boils down to hard work'), boil over (बहुत क्रोधित या हिंसक होना; उबलते हुए गिरना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: water boils at 100 °C at sea level; at high altitudes (like Leh), water boils below 100 °C because air pressure is lower, so pressure cookers are used.
विज्ञान GK में समुद्र तल पर पानी 100 °C पर उबलता है; ऊँचाई पर (जैसे लेह) वायुदाब कम होने से पानी 100 °C से नीचे उबलता है, इसलिए प्रेशर कुकर प्रयोग होते हैं।