overboil

verb

over·​boil ˌō-vər-ˈbȯi(-ə)l 

overboiled; overboiling

1

transitive + intransitive : to boil (something) for too long

Don't overboil the potatoes. [= Don't let the potatoes overboil.]

2

intransitive : to overflow while boiling : boil over

got distracted and let the water overboil

Word History

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1