boil up

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Noun

boil up (plural boil ups)

  1. (cooking, New Zealand) A traditionally Maori soup/stew made with potatoes, pork and other ingredients.

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Verb

boil up (third-person singular simple present boils up, present participle boiling up, simple past and past participle boiled up)

  1. (transitive) To cook or prepare by boiling.
    Can you boil up the vegetables while I baste the meat?
  2. (intransitive, idiomatic) To become more excited, intense or exciting.

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