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overboil

(ˌəʊvəˈbɔɪl)

(Cookery) to boil too much

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Verb	1.	overboil - overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over" boil over
	2.	overboil - boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"

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overboil

v. hervir demasiado, hervir más de lo necesario.

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