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BOIL DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cook until very little liquid is left
Example:
The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time
Synonyms:
boil down; concentrate; reduce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
decrease; lessen; minify (make smaller)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be cooked until very little liquid is left
Example:
The sauce should reduce to one cup
Synonyms:
boil down; concentrate; decoct; reduce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Domain category:
cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Be the essential element
Example:
The proposal boils down to a compromise
Synonyms:
boil down; come down; reduce
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "boil down" is one way to...):
become; turn (undergo a change or development)
Sentence frame:
Something is ----ing PP
