boil off
Third Person
boils off
Present Participle
boiling off
Past Tense
boiled off
Past Participle
boiled off
1
to remove something through the process of boiling
- The alcohol boiled off during the cooking process, leaving a rich sauce.
- The excess moisture boiled off, leaving perfectly cooked rice.
- Boiling off unwanted substances is a common cooking technique.
- Let's boil off the remaining sauce for a thicker consistency.
- Can you boil off the impurities from the liquid?
2
(of a liquid or substance) to get removed by the process of boiling
- The excess moisture boiled off, leaving perfectly cooked rice.
- The alcohol boiled off during the cooking process, leaving a rich sauce.
- Watch carefully so that the liquid doesn't boil off too quickly.
- During the process, unwanted particles in the mixture boiled off, leaving a purified solution.