boiled

B3O1I1L1E1D2
/bɔɪld/

adjective

Cooked in boiling water.

Similar
poachedstewedcooked
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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of boil
adjectiveboiled (comparative more boiled, superlative most boiled)

comparative more boiled · superlative most boiled

  1. Cooked in boiling water.
  2. Having reached the boiling point.
  3. colloquialAngry.
  4. colloquialDrunk.

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

    1965, Herman Wouk, Don't Stop the Carnival, page 56
  5. very hot

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecooked in hot water

Similar
poachedstewedcooked
Also see
poachedstewed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ἑψητός, ἑφθός
  • ἑψητός (hepsētós)cooked in hot water
  • ἑφθός (hephthós)cooked in hot water
Arabic مَسْلُوق, مَغْلِيّ
  • مَسْلُوق (maslūq)cooked in hot water
  • مَغْلِيّ (maḡliyy)brought to boiling
Chinese Mandarin 煮沸, 煮
  • 煮沸 (zhǔfèi)cooked in hot water
  • 煮 (zhǔ)cooked in hot water
Finnish keitetty, keitetty
  • keitettycooked in hot water
  • keitettybrought to boiling
  • kiehautettubrought to boiling
French bouilli
  • bouillicooked in hot water
German gekocht
  • gekochtcooked in hot water
Hebrew מְבֻשָּׁל
  • מְבֻשָּׁל (mevushál)cooked in hot water
Hindi उबला हुआ
  • उबला हुआ (ublā huā)cooked in hot water
Italian bollito
  • bollitocooked in hot water
Japanese 茹でた
  • 茹でた (yudeta)cooked in hot water
Latin ēlixus
  • ēlixuscooked in hot water
Russian варёный, отварно́й
  • варёный (varjónyj)cooked in hot water
  • отварно́й (otvarnój)cooked in hot water
  • кипячёный (kipjačónyj)brought to boiling
Scottish Gaelic bruich
  • bruichcooked in hot water
Swedish kokt
  • koktcooked in hot water
Welsh wedi'i ferwi, berwedig
  • wedi'i ferwicooked in hot water
  • berwedigcooked in hot water

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with boiled

spoiledcoiledsoiledfoiled
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Anagrams

bolideodiblebeloidoldbie
Cite this entry
APA

boiled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled

MLA

“boiled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boiled,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boiled.

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