broil

broil ¹  (broil)

v. broiled, broil·ing, broils

v.tr.

1. To cook by direct radiant heat, as over a grill or under an electric element.

2. To expose to great heat.

v.intr.

To be exposed to great heat.

n.

1. The act of broiling or the condition of being broiled.

2. Food, especially meat, that is broiled.

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[Middle English broilen, from Old French brusler, bruler, perhaps from usler, to burn (with br- from bruir, to burn), from Latin ustulre, to scorch, from ustus, past participle of rere, to burn.]

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broil ²  (broil)

n.

A rowdy argument; a brawl. See Synonyms at brawl.

intr.v. broiled, broil·ing, broils

To engage in a rowdy argument.

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[From obsolete broil, to brawl, from Middle English broilen, from Anglo-Norman broiller, to mix up, confuse, from Old French brouiller, from breu, broth, brew, from Vulgar Latin *brodum, of Germanic origin; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

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broil¹

vb

1. (Cookery) the usual US and Canadian word for grill¹ [1]

2. to become or cause to become extremely hot

3. (intr) to be furious

n

1. the process of broiling

2. something broiled

[from Old French bruillir to burn, of uncertain origin]

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broil² Archaic

n

a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl

vb

(intr) to brawl; quarrel

[from Old French brouiller to mix, from breu broth; see brewis, brose]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	broil - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) broiling, grilling cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
Verb	1.	broil - cook under a broiler; "broil fish" oven broil cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" grill - cook over a grill; "grill the sausages" pan-broil - broil in a pan
	2.	broil - heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" bake heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
	3.	broil - be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat" bake be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"

Translations

broil [brɔɪl] VT (US) (Culin) → asar a la parrilla

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broil [ˈbrɔɪl] vt (US) [+ meat, fish] → faire griller

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broil

vti (Cook) → grillen

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broil [brɔɪl] vt (Am) (Culin) → fare alla griglia

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broil [brɔɪl] vt (Am) (Culin) → fare alla griglia

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broil

v broil [broil]

(American) to grill (food) She broiled the chicken. braai, rooster, panrooster يَشْوي (اللحْم) пека на огън/скара grilovat grille; grillstege grillen ψήνω στη σχάρα asar a la parrilla grillima کباب کردن grillata (faire) griller לִצְלוֹת सेंकना peći na žaru roston süt memanggang arrostire あぶり焼きにする 굽다 kepti ant iešmo cept gaļu (uz iesma, restēm) panggang roosteren grille piec na ruszcie grelhar a frige жарить(ся) на открытом огне grilovať peči (se) na žaru peći na roštilju steka, grilla ย่าง ızgara yapmak 燒烤 смажити(ся), жарити(ся) آنچ پر تیار کرنا nướng (thịt) 烤