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"(intransitive) To boil to such an extent as to overflow its container."
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "efferveō"
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "bouoilli par dessus"
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
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"word": "убега́ть"
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"To reach the point where aggressive action is taken."
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"(idiomatic, of anger, etc.) To reach the point where aggressive action is taken."
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "daşmaq"
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"lang": "Bengali",
"roman": "upocanō",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "উপচানো"
},
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"roman": "izkipjavam",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "изкипявам"
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "overkoken"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "déborder"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "überkochen"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "efferveō"
},
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"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "velaš",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "велаш"
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{
"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "bouoilli par dessus"
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"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "da pe dinafară"
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "ubegátʹ",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"tags": [
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"word": "убега́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ubežátʹ",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"tags": [
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"word": "убежа́ть"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "cuir thairis"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "boil so as to overflow",
"word": "koka över"
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"word": "boil over"
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