boil down
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boil down
Where it comes from
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
verb boils down · boiling down · boiled down
- To reduce in volume by boiling. He boiled the soup down so it wouldn't be so weak.
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To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
So what this boils down to is that you still owe me that fifty bucks.
Similar: come down to
- To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action). My dissertation is 342 pages long, and I'm required to boil it down to a one-page abstract?!
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verb To reduce
| 한국어 | 조리다 jorida |
|---|---|
| Português | condensar, resumir, simplificar |
| Deutsch | einkochen |
| Italiano | condensare, ridurre, semplificare |
| Русский | сжать sžatʹ, свести́ svestí |
verb Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning
| Español | hervirle el agua a, herver el líquido de |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 煮詰める nitsumeru |
| Português | diminuir |
| Русский | выпа́ривать vypárivatʹ, вы́парить výparitʹ |
verb To become reduced
| Español | resumirse, reducirse a |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 졸다 jolda |
| Português | resumir-se |
| Français | se résumer |
| Русский | своди́ться svodítʹsja, свести́сь svestísʹ |
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title = {boil down},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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