boil_down
1. [ verb ] be the essential element
Synonyms: reduce come_down
Examples:

"The proposal boils down to a compromise"

Related terms: become
2. [ verb ] (food) be cooked until very little is left; as of sauces
Synonyms: decoct concentrate reduce
Examples:

"The sauce should reduce to one cup"

Related terms: decrease cooking concentrate
3. [ verb ] (food) cook until very little liquid is left, as of sauces
Synonyms: concentrate reduce
Examples:

"The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time"

Related terms: decrease cooking concentrate
Similar spelling:   bolt_down
  boiled-down
  Boldin
  Bolden
  Bouldin
  Boulden
  Bolding
  boldness