grill

grill
I UK [ɡrɪl] / US noun [countable]
Word forms "grill":
singular grill plural grills
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1) British the part of a cooker where food is cooked under strong heat. The American word is broiler.
2) a flat frame of metal bars on which food can be placed and cooked over a fire
3) a restaurant that serves mainly simple food, especially grilled food
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II UK [ɡrɪl] / US verb
Word forms "grill":
present tense I/you/we/they grill he/she/it grills present participle grilling past tense grilled past participle grilled
1)
a) [intransitive/transitive] to cook something over a fire on a flat frame of metal bars

We grill the sausages on the barbecue.

grilled fish/steak/tomatoes

b) British to cook something by putting it close to strong heat above or below it
2) [transitive] to ask someone a lot of difficult questions for a long period of time

The committee spent weeks grilling witnesses.


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  • Grill — Grill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grilling}.] [F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. gra[ i]l, L. craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron, dim. of crates hurdle. See {Grate}, n.] [1913 Webster] 1. To broil on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Grill — Sm std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. grill, dieses aus frz. grille f. Rost , aus afrz. greïlle, graïlle, aus l. crātīcula f. kleiner Rost , einem Diminutivum zu l. crātis f. Flechtwerk , dessen germanische Verwandtschaft unter Hürde… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • grill — (n.) gridiron, 1680s, from Fr. gril, from O.Fr. greil, alteration of graille grill, frating, railings, fencing, from L. craticula gridiron, small griddle, dim. of cratis wickerwork, perhaps from PIE *kert to turn, entwine. The verb meaning to… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Grill — Grill: Die Bezeichnung für »Bratrost« ist eine Entlehnung des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. grill, das über frz. gril (neben grille) auf lat. craticulum (neben craticula) »Flechtwerk, kleiner Rost« zurückgeht. Das Stammwort lat. cratis… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

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  • grill — grill, grille In BrE a grill is a device for cooking food, and the food itself. A grille is a metal grid protecting the radiator of a motor vehicle; this too is sometimes spelt grill …   Modern English usage

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