boiled

boiled · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Reached or caused to reach boiling temperature.

  2. 2.

    Cooked in boiling water.

  3. 3.

    (British, informal) Very drunk.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    boiled egg — An egg cooked in its shell in boiling water.
  • •
    hard-boiled — Cooked until solid; tough and cynical.
  • •
    soft-boiled — Cooked with a runny yolk; gentle.
  • •
    boiled sweet — A hard candy (British).

Related words

Antonyms: frozen, raw
See also: boil, boiling, cooked, simmered
Synonyms: cooked, simmered

Etymology

From boil + -ed. Boil comes from Old French boillir.