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boil

Verb

  1. 1

    boil

    To put in water and boil.

    Korean definition: 물에 넣고 끓이다.

    • Every weekend, Mother gathers the white laundry and boils it.

    • Jisu didn't feel like rice for lunch, so she boiled noodles.

  2. 2

    coax

    To make someone listen by coaxing him/her with good words or kind behavior.

    Korean definition: 좋은 말이나 친절한 행동으로 달래거나 꾀어서 자기 말을 잘 따르게 만들다.

    • I don't know how Assistant Manager Kim sweet-talked the restaurant server, but fish always appeared only on our table.

    • Entry to the company building isn't allowed on weekends, but Minjun won over the caretaker with liquor and went in.

  3. 3

    be hot

    (figurative) For something to be hot because the weather is very hot and humid.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 날씨가 매우 덥고 습해서 뜨거운 기운으로 가득하게 하다.

    • It's so sweltering that even a short walk wears me out.

    • Jisu's office is well air-conditioned, so she doesn't worry even in sweltering weather.