grill
1[ gril ]
/ grɪl /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to undergo broiling.
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Origin of grill
11660–70; 1890–95 for def. 6; <French gril gridiron ≪ Latin crātīculum,creātīculō, diminutive of crātis wickerwork, hurdle. See grille
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Definition for grill (2 of 2)
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grill1
/ (ɡrɪl) /
verb
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 US and Canadian word: broil
(tr; usually passive) to torment with or as if with extreme heatthe travellers were grilled by the scorching sun
(tr) informal to subject to insistent or prolonged questioning
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Derived forms of grill
griller, nounWord Origin for grill
C17: from French gril gridiron, from Latin crātīcula fine wickerwork; see grille
British Dictionary definitions for grill (2 of 2)
Word Origin for grill
C17: see grille
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