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boil

Verb

  1. 1

    boil

    To heat up liquid to such a high temperature that it bubbles and boils.

    Korean definition: 액체를 거품이 솟아오를 정도로 뜨겁게 하다.

    • Boiling water can get rid of some bacteria.

    • When water is boiled, it turns into steam and changes to a gaseous state.

  2. 2

    heat

    To put in some food in water or liquid and heat it up to make food.

    Korean definition: 물이나 액체에 음식을 넣고 뜨겁게 하여 음식을 만들다.

    • On Lunar New Year's Day, every household makes rice cake soup.

    • I told my son to make rice porridge, and he burned all the rice.

  3. 3

    worry about; fret over

    To worry or be anxious about something that a strong feeling arises.

    Korean definition: 걱정을 하거나 신경을 많이 써서 격한 감정이 솟다.

    • The woman next door is always fretting because her only son is frail.

    • Since she was young, my mother has fretted a lot over my father's philandering.