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grill (1)

grill [ gril ]

verb (past and past participle grilled, present participle grill·ing, 3rd person present singular grills)

Definition:

1. transitive and intransitive verb cook food over heat: to cook food over direct heat without fat or oil, especially outside on a barbecue, or be cooked in this way

2. transitive and intransitive verb U.K. cooking
Same as broil¹v (sense 1)

3. transitive verb interrogate somebody: to question somebody in a persistent manner ( informal )

4. transitive and intransitive verb subject or be subjected to heat: to subject somebody or something to great heat, or be subjected to great heat, especially from the sun

5. transitive verb mark something using gridiron: to mark a gridiron pattern on something

noun (plural grills)

Definition:

1. U.K.
Same as broiler (sense 2)

2. grate for grilling: a flat surface of parallel metal bars, on which food is grilled

3. gridiron pattern: a pattern made on a surface by a grill or gridiron

4. food cooked on grill: a dish or portion of food cooked on a grill

5. restaurant serving grilled food: an establishment that serves food cooked on a grill

[Mid-17th century. < French griller< grille (see grille)]

grill·er noun

Spelling Note


	grill or grille? Do not confuse the spelling of grill and grille, which sound similar. Grill, the more frequent of the two words, is a verb meaning "broil," "interrogate," "subject to great heat," or "mark with a gridiron pattern," or a noun denoting broiled food or a gridiron pattern. Grille is only used as a noun, denoting a lattice of bars or a metal grating, as in a radiator grille, and an opening in a court tennis court. Although the spelling grill is sometimes used in the place of grille, the reverse should never be the case.

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