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boil over
(LIQUID) — phrasal verb with boil /bɔɪl/ verbDefinition
› If a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises up and flows over the edge of the pan: Take the milk off the heat before it boils over.Physical and chemical processes › If a pan boils over, the liquid in it rises up and flows over the edge: That saucepan is boiling over.Physical and chemical processes
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