boiled

1. 1
   adjective

   Cooked in water that has been heated until it bubbles.

   She made boiled eggs for breakfast.

   The boiled carrots were soft and easy to chew.

2. 2
   verb

   Past tense of boil. Use this form for boiling that already happened.

   She boiled the water for tea.

   We boiled the eggs for ten minutes.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Heated until the liquid bubbles and gives off steam.

   Pour the boiled water over the tea bag.

   Let the boiled milk cool before you drink it.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Very hot, almost too hot to bear.

   Like standing too close to an open oven.

   The boiled streets shimmered in the summer heat.

   Workers struggled in the boiled air of the factory floor.

   Similarscorching, sweltering, baking, roasting, blistering

   Oppositefreezing, cool

5. 5
   adjectivecolloquial

   Very angry and upset about something.

   Like a pot about to bubble over.

   She was boiled when she saw the broken window.

   He got boiled after waiting an hour for nothing.

   Similarfurious, livid, fuming, steaming, irate

   Oppositecalm

6. 6
   adjectivecolloquial

   Drunk from drinking too much alcohol.

   He came home boiled after the party.

   She was too boiled to find her keys.

   Similardrunk, plastered, sozzled, sloshed, pickled

   Oppositesober

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