grill

¹

[gril]

noun

1. a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.

2. a dish of grilled meat, fish, etc.

3. grillroom.

4. Philately.,  a group of small pyramidal marks, embossed or impressed in parallel rows on certain U.S. and Peruvian stamps of the late 19th century to prevent erasure of cancellation marks.

verb (used with object)

1. to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire.

   Synonyms: barbecue

2. to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning.

   Synonyms: probe, interrogate

3. to torment with heat.

   Synonyms: torture

4. to mark with a series of parallel bars like those of a grill.

verb (used without object)

1. to undergo broiling.

grill

²

[gril]

noun

1. grille.

grill

¹

/ ɡrɪl /

verb

1. Usual US and Canadian word: broil. 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 way

2. (tr; usually passive) to torment with or as if with extreme heat

   the travellers were grilled by the scorching sun

3. informal,  (tr) to subject to insistent or prolonged questioning

noun

1. a device with parallel bars of thin metal on which meat, fish, etc, may be cooked by a fire; gridiron

2. a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for grilling meat, fish, etc

3. food cooked by grilling

4. See grillroom

grill

²

/ ɡrɪl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of grille

Other Word Forms

• griller noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grill¹

1660–70; 1890–95 grill ¹ for def. 6; < French gril gridiron ≪ Latin crātīculum, creātīculō, diminutive of crātis wickerwork, hurdle. See grille

Word History and Origins

Origin of grill¹

C17: from French gril gridiron, from Latin crātīcula fine wickerwork; see _grille

Origin of grill²

C17: see _grille

Example Sentences

The smell of burgers, brats and other grilled delicacies wafted through the air as children played football on the grass and a nearby patch of dirt.

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The best way to prevent bear encounters, she said, is by securing garbage and removing attractants such as bird feeders, pet food, coolers and barbecue grills.

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Eels, called "unagi" in Japan, have been consumed there for millennia and are now typically grilled on skewers and dipped in a soy and rice wine sauce.

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Weber Master-Touch Charcoal Grill 26” – I love grilling, and at the end of the day, there’s nothing quite like a good old Weber kettle grill.

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I practically choke on my own saliva—the lines, edges, and indentations of my palm pattern are now crackling orange, like embers on a grill.

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Related Words

• barbecue 
• roast 
• sear