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come to a boil

verb

Definitions

  1. To begin to boil.

    • I put some water in a saucepan and it came to a boil fairly quickly.

  2. To reach a critical point

    To reach a critical point; come to a head.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA