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grill1

Pronunciation: /grɪl/
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Definition of grill

noun

British
  • a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food: place under a hot grill [as modifier]:a grill pan
  • a gridiron used for cooking food on an open fire.
  • a dish of grilled food, especially meat.
  • (also grill room) a restaurant serving grilled food: [in names]:the Savoy Grill

verb

[with object]
  • 1cook (food) using a grill:grill the trout for five minutes
  • 2 informal subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation:my father grilled us about what we had been doing (as noun grilling)they faced a grilling over the latest results

Derivatives

griller

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French gril (noun), griller (verb), from Old French graille 'grille'

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Definition of grill in the US English dictionary

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