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broil

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[ broil ]
/ brɔÉȘl /
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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

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1300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen<Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er,Old French brusler, brul(l)er to burn (French brĂ»ler), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (<Frankish *brƍjan; compare Middle High German brĂŒ(ej)en,German brĂŒhen to scald) and usler<Latin ustulāre to scorch

OTHER WORDS FROM broil

broil·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby broil

brogan, Broglie, brogrammer, brogue, broider, broil, broiler, broiler house, brokage, broke, broken

Other definitions for broil (2 of 2)

broil2
[ broil ]
/ brɔÉȘl /
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

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1400–50; late Middle English broylen to present in disorder, quarrel <Anglo-French, Old French broiller to jumble together <Gallo-Romance *brodiculāre, equivalent to *brod- (<Germanic; see broth, brewis) + Late Latin -iculāre v. suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM broil

broil·ing·ly, adverb
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Words related to broil

roast, sear, burn, melt, scorch

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British Dictionary definitions for broil (1 of 2)

broil1
/ (brɔÉȘl) /
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
/ (brɔÉȘl) 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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