1. subst. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a
2. subst. On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
3. subst. (UK) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
4. subst. (US) A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.
5. subst. (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
Synonyms: fronts, golds
6. subst. (colloquial, by extension) The front teeth regarded collectively.
7. subst. Food cooked on a grill.
a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills
8. subst. A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar and Grill.
9. subst. (internet slang) (misspelling of girl)
10. v. To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?
11. v. (transitive Australian NZ UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.
12. v. (transitive, colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.
13. v. (intransitive, informal) To feel very hot; to swelter.
14. v. To stamp or mark with a grill.
15. v. (transitive, Scotland, US, obsolete) To make angry; provoke; incite.
16. v. (transitive, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To terrify; make tremble.
17. v. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To tremble; shiver.
18. v. (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland, obsolete) To snarl; snap.
19. adj. (obsolete) Harsh, rough, severe; cruel.
20. subst. (obsolete) Harm.
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barbecue
1. subst. A fireplace or pit for grilling food, typically used outdoors and traditionally employing hot charcoal as the heating medium.
We cooked our food on the barbecue.
2. subst. A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.
We're having a barbecue on Saturday, and you're invited.
3. subst. Meat, especially pork or beef, which has been cooked in such an apparatus (i.e. smoked over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels) and then chopped up or shredded.
She ordered a plate of barbecue with a side of slaw.
4. subst. (dated) A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast.
5. subst. A floor on which coffee beans are sun-dried.
6. subst. (obsolete) A framework of sticks.
7. v. To cook food on a barbecue; to smoke it over indirect heat from high-smoke fuels.
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