boil2, s. (Of water, etc.) To come to the boil, tosú ag fiuchadh. The kettle is on the boil, tá an túlán ar fiuchadh. It went off the boil, d'ísligh an ghal air, chuaigh sé ó fhiuchadh.
boil3 .1v.i.Bruithim, fiuchaim. To boil fast, fiuchadh go láidir. Allow it to boil slowly, cuir ar suanbhruith é. To keep the pot boiling, (i) an pota a choinneáil ag fiuchadh; (ii) riar a gcáis a sholáthar don teaghlach; (iii) na himeachta a choinneáil ar siúl. S.a. BLOOD1 1. 2v.tr.aBruithim. Cu: Bruithim ar uisce. Boiled egg, ubh bhruite. bLaund: Bruithim (éadach).