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

In another viral deepfake video he grills and eats the game's infamous Pikachu mascot.

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Charcoal is Rafidi’s favorite grilling medium, but a gas grill or pan also does wonders.

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Retailers often have a slew of suppliers to satisfy their fresh food needs, using for instance one supplier for soup, another for grilled chicken products and a third for potato salad, analysts said.

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Aside from the basics, the advisors also shared personal memories of their early military days with the actors, who they said often grilled them for details.

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The staff grills the meat for you — perfectly, every time — then cuts it into bite-sized pieces so it’s ready to share.

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Related Words

• barbecue 
• roast 
• sear