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Boil over

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container. intransitive

    "I forgot about the rice and it boiled over."

  2. 2
    overflow or cause to overflow while boiling wordnet
  3. 3
    To reach the point where aggressive action is taken. idiomatic, intransitive, usually

    "He b'iled right over, and the tongue-lashing he give that boss Right Liver beat anything I ever listened to. There was heap of Scriptur' language in it, and more brimstone than you'd find in a match factory."

  4. 4
    To act aggressively angry. intransitive

    "He boiled over all night."

  5. 5
    To buck aggressively. intransitive

    "The stallion boiled over, throwing Robert from her back."

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