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broil
1[ broil ]
/ brɔɪl /
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verb (used with object)
to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron over the heat or in an oven under the heat; grill: to broil a steak.
to scorch; make very hot.
verb (used without object)
to be subjected to great heat; become broiled.
to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc.
noun
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
something broiled, especially meat: She ordered a beef broil and salad.
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Origin of broil
11300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen<Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er,Old French brusler, brul(l)er to burn (French brûler), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (<Frankish *brōjan; compare Middle High German brü(ej)en,German brühen to scald) and usler<Latin ustulāre to scorch
OTHER WORDS FROM broil
broil·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby broil
Other definitions for broil (2 of 2)
broil2
[ broil ]
/ brɔɪl /
noun
an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult: a violent broil over who was at fault.
verb (used without object)
to quarrel; brawl.
Origin of broil
2OTHER WORDS FROM broil
broil·ing·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for broil (1 of 2)
broil1
/ (brɔɪl) /
verb
mainly US and Canadian to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a grill or over a hot fire, or (of meat, fish, etc) to be cooked in this wayUsual equivalent (in Britain and other countries): grill
to become or cause to become extremely hot
(intr) to be furious
noun
the process of broiling
something broiled
Word Origin for broil
C14: from Old French bruillir to burn, of uncertain origin
British Dictionary definitions for broil (2 of 2)
broil2
/ (brɔɪl) archaic /
noun
a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl
verb
(intr) to brawl; quarrel
Word Origin for broil
C16: from Old French brouiller to mix, from breu broth; see brewis, brose
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