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Definitions for Grill

[1] a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
[2] a dish of grilled meat, fish, etc. Compare mixed grill.
[3] grillroom.
[4] Philately . a group of small pyramidal marks, embossed or impressed in parallel rows on certain U.S. and Peruvian stamps of the late 19th century to prevent erasure of cancellation marks.
[5] to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire.
[6] to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning.
[7] to torment with heat.
[8] to mark with a series of parallel bars like those of a grill.
[9] to undergo broiling.
[10] grille.
[11] a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
[12] an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille.
[13] any of various perforated screens, sheets, etc., used to cover something, as on a radio for protecting the amplifier or in cryptography for coding purposes.
[14] a ticket window covered by a grating.
[15] Court Tennis . a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court. Compare dedans(def 1) , winning gallery.
[16] 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 US and Canadian word: broil
[17] (tr; usually passive) to torment with or as if with extreme heat the travellers were grilled by the scorching sun
[18] (tr) informal to subject to insistent or prolonged questioning
[19] a device with parallel bars of thin metal on which meat, fish, etc, may be cooked by a fire; gridiron
[20] a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for grilling meat, fish, etc
[21] food cooked by grilling
[22] See grillroom
[23] a variant spelling of grille
[24] Also called: grillwork a framework, esp of metal bars arranged to form an ornamental pattern, used as a screen or partition
[25] Also called: radiator grille a grating, often chromium-plated, that admits cooling air to the radiator of a motor vehicle
[26] a metal or wooden openwork grating used as a screen or divider
[27] a protective screen, usually plastic or metal, in front of the loudspeaker in a radio, record player, etc
[28] real tennis the opening in one corner of the receiver's end of the court
[29] a group of small pyramidal marks impressed in parallel rows into a stamp to prevent reuse

Words related to Grill

sear, roast, barbecue, interrogate, cook, burn, rotisserie, interview, inquisition, question, catechize, cross-examine

Words nearby Grill

grignard reaction, grignard reagent, grigri, grike, grikwa, grill, grillade, grillage, grille, grilled, griller

Origin of Grill

e1655–65; < French, Old French < Late Latin *gratīcula, Latin crātīcula (compare Old Provençal grazilha ), diminutive of crātis

Words that may be confused with Grill

egrill, grille

Other words from Grill

grilled , adjective
un·grilled , adjective

Word origin for Grill

eC17: from Old French, from Latin crātīcula fine hurdlework, from crātis a hurdle

Synonyms for Grill

barbecue, roast, sear, burn, cook, rotisserie, charcoal-broil, cook over an open pit