boil up

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boil up (plural boil ups)

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

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A traditional soup/stew

Maori: kōhua kai

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

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

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to cook or prepare by boiling

Azerbaijani: bişirmək (az), qaynatmaq (az) (of water)
French: bouillir (fr)
Russian: вари́ть (ru) impf (varítʹ), свари́ть (ru) pf (svarítʹ), кипяти́ть (ru) impf (kipjatítʹ), вскипяти́ть (ru) pf (vskipjatítʹ)
Swedish: koka upp

to become more excited, intense or exciting

Azerbaijani: əsrimək, qızışmaq, qızmaq, coşmaq (az), azğınlaşmaq
French: s’énerver (fr)
Russian: кипе́ть (ru) impf (kipétʹ), вскипе́ть (ru) pf (vskipétʹ)

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