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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. overflow or cause to overflow while boiling;
- Example: "The milk is boiling over"
[syn: boil over, overboil]

2. boil excessively;
- Example: "The peas are overboiled"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Overboil \O`ver*boil"\, v. i.
   To boil over or unduly.
   [1913 Webster]

         Nor is discontent to keep the mind
         Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil
         In the hot throng.                       --Byron.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overboil
    v 1: overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is
         boiling over" [syn: boil over, overboil]
    2: boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"