boiled

[bɔɪld]

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An egg that's been boiled has been cooked in boiling water until it's fully cooked through.

When we say something is boiled, we usually mean it's been heated or cooked in boiling water. You can boil eggs for breakfast, but you also boil pasta and potatoes for a meal. Boiling food is often faster than baking it in the oven because the hot water does its job quickly. Sometimes people even talk about boiled water itself - like when they're trying to make tea or instant noodles. In general, boiling something means making it hot with lots of bubbles!

How common is "boiled"?

Word boiled is considered rare in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.

Definitions

verb

(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
Example: Boil some water in a pan.
To cook in boiling water.
Example: Boil the eggs for three minutes.
(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
Example: Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.
Example: It’s boiling outside!
(used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.
Example: I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
Example: to boil sugar or salt
To steep or soak in warm water.
To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
Example: the boiling waves of the sea
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
Example: His blood boils with anger.

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adjective

Cooked in boiling water.
(of water) Having reached the boiling point.
Angry.
Drunk.

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Real examples of "boiled" in context

Adam Scott on the Severance Finale, Fans Thirsting After His Short Hair & Telling His Wife Spoilers

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Last week, Helly, Helena, not Helly, but Helena, her outie, cut a boiled egg into like six or eight pieces.

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