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bogey|man /boʊ gimæn/ (bogeymen ) The spellings bogey man , and in American English boogeyman are also used. 1 N‑COUNT A bogeyman is someone whose ideas or actions are disapproved of by some people, and who is described by them as evil or unpleasant in order to make other people afraid. [mainly BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ] □  The media depict him as a left-wing bogeyman.

2 N‑COUNT A bogeyman is an imaginary evil spirit. Some parents tell their children that the bogeyman will catch them if they behave badly.

bo gged do wn ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done. □ [+ in ] But why get bogged down in legal details? □  Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules.

bog|gle /bɒ g ^ə l/ (boggles , boggling , boggled )

1 VERB If you say that the mind boggles at something or that something boggles the mind, you mean that it is so strange or amazing that it is difficult to imagine or understand. □ [V + at ] The mind boggles at the possibilities that could be in store for us. □ [V ] The good grace with which they face the latest privations makes the mind boggle. □ [V n] The management group's decision still boggled his mind.

2 → see also mind-boggling

bog|gy /bɒ gi/ ADJ Boggy land is very wet and muddy land.

bo g-sta ndard ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe something as bog-standard you mean that is an ordinary example of its kind, with no exciting or interesting features. [BRIT , INFORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □  It's a fairly bog-standard thriller.

bo|gus /boʊ gəs/ ADJ If you describe something as bogus , you mean that it is not genuine. □  …their bogus insurance claim. □  He said these figures were bogus and totally inaccurate.

bogy /boʊ gi/ (bogies ) → see bogey

bo|he|mian /boʊhiː miən/ (bohemians ) ADJ [usu ADJ n] You can use bohemian to describe artistic people who live in an unconventional way. □  …a bohemian writer. □  …the bohemian lifestyle of the French capital. ● N‑COUNT A bohemian is someone who lives in a bohemian way. □  I am a bohemian. I have no roots.

Bo|he|mian /bəhiː miən/ ADJ Bohemian means belonging or relating to Bohemia or its people.

boil ◆◇◇ /bɔ I l/ (boils , boiling , boiled )

1 VERB When a hot liquid boils or when you boil it, bubbles appear in it and it starts to change into steam or vapour. □ [V ] I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil. □ [V n] Boil the water in the saucepan and add the sage. □ [V -ing] …a saucepan of boiling water.

2 VERB When you boil a kettle or pan, or put it on to boil , you heat the water inside it until it boils. □ [V n] He had nothing to do but boil the kettle and make the tea. □ [V ] Marianne put the kettle on to boil.

3 VERB [only cont] When a kettle or pan is boiling , the water inside it has reached boiling point. □ [V ] Is the kettle boiling?

4 VERB When you boil food, or when it boils , it is cooked in boiling water. □ [V n] Boil the chick peas, add garlic and lemon juice. □ [V ] I'd peel potatoes and put them on to boil. □ [V -ed] …boiled eggs and toast.

5 VERB [usu cont] If you are boiling with anger, you are very angry. □ [V + with ] I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.

6 N‑COUNT A boil is a red, painful swelling on your skin, which contains a thick yellow liquid called pus.

7 → see also boiling

8 PHRASE When you bring a liquid to the boil , you heat it until it boils. When it comes to the boil , it begins to boil. □  Put water, butter and lard into a saucepan and bring slowly to the boil.