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.
[Middle English broilen, from Old French brusler, bruler, perhaps from usler, to burn (with br- from bruir, to burn), from Latin ustulāre, to scorch, from ustus, past participle of ūrere, to burn.]
broil 2
(broil) Archaicn.
A rowdy argument.
intr.v. broiled, broil·ing, broils
To engage in a rowdy argument.
[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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broil
(brɔɪl)vb
1. (Cookery) chiefly US and Canadian to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a grill or over a hot fire, or (of meat, fish, etc) to be cooked in this way. Usual equivalent (in Britain and other countries): grill
2. to become or cause to become extremely hot
3. (intr) to be furious
n
4. the process of broiling
5. something broiled
[C14: from Old French bruillir to burn, of uncertain origin]
broil
(brɔɪl)n
a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl
vb
(intr) to brawl; quarrel
[C16: from Old French brouiller to mix, from breu broth; see brewis, brose]
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broil1
(brɔɪl)v.t.
1. to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron or in a broiler; grill.
2. to make very hot; scorch.
v.i. 3. to be subjected to great heat; become broiled.
4. to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc.
n. 5. the act of broiling or the state of being broiled.
6. something broiled, esp. meat.
[1300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn < Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er, Old French brusler to burn]
broil′ing•ly, adv.
broil2
(brɔɪl)n.
1. an angry quarrel or disturbance; tumult.
v.i. 2. to quarrel; brawl.
[1400–50; late Middle English: to present in disorder, quarrel < Anglo-French, Old French broiller to jumble together]
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broil
Past participle: broiled
Gerund: broiling
| Imperative |
|---|
| broil |
| broil |
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broil
To cook food uncovered directly under heat or over an open fire.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  broil - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)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" 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" | |
| 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"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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broil 1
verbbroil 2
nounverb
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Translations
grilovat
grillegrillstege
grillata
peći na roštilju
glóîarsteikja
グリルで焼く
그릴에 굽다
kepti ant iešmo
cept gaļu
peči na žaru
grilla
ย่าง
nướng
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
broil
vti (Cook) → grillen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
broil
(broil) verb (American) to grill (food). She broiled the chicken.
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broil
→ يَشْوي grilovat grille grillen ψήνω στη σχάρα hacer a la parrilla grillata griller peći na roštilju grigliare グリルで焼く 그릴에 굽다 grillen grille upiec na ruszcie grelhar жарить на гриле grilla ย่าง ızgara yapmak nướng 烤Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009