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Meaning of OVERBOIL

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [v]  boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"
  2. [v]  overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
 
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 Synonyms: boil over
 
 See Also: boil

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\O`ver*boil"\, v. i.
To boil over or unduly.
      Nor is discontent to keep the mind Deep in its
      fountain, lest it overboil In the hot throng. --Byron.
 

 

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