hard-boil

See also: hardboil

English

Alternative forms

• hard boil, hardboil

Etymology

Back-formation from hard-boiled.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To cook (an egg) to a solid consistency: to cause to be hard-boiled.