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 Boil, v. t.
 1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause ebullition; as, to boil water.
 2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to boil sugar or salt.
 3. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing, etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.
 The stomach cook is for the hall,
 And boileth meate for them all.   --Gower.
 4. To steep or soak in warm water. [Obs.]
    To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can not inform; but if you boil them in water, the new seeds will sprout sooner.   --Bacon.
 To boil down, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to boil down sap or sirup.