boil

verbB2US /bɔɪ(ə)l/

To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.transitive
To cook in boiling water.ambitransitive
To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.intransitive
To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.New Zealand, UK, informal, transitive
To be uncomfortably hot.informal, intransitive
To feel uncomfortably hot.informal, intransitive
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.transitive
To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.intransitive
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

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I'll boil you the beans.

Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes.