adj, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of boil form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Cooked in boiling water.
2. 2
   Having reached the boiling point.
3. 3
   Angry. colloquial
4. 4
   Drunk. colloquial

   "I got a closing at four o'clock in the Chrysler building and I'm boiled as an owl."

5. 5
   very hot

Adjective

1. 1
   cooked in hot water wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

afflictedantisepticbakedbarbecuedbentcockeyed

Example

More examples

"Chestnuts have to be boiled for at least fifteen minutes."

Related phrases

boiled custardboiled eggboiled frogboiled raghalf-boiledhard boiledhot boiled beanssoft boiledboiling point

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