grill

¹

[ gril ]

noun

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.

verb (used with object)

1. to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire.

   Synonyms: barbecue

2. to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning.

   Synonyms: probe, interrogate

3. to torment with heat.

   Synonyms: torture

4. to mark with a series of parallel bars like those of a grill.

verb (used without object)

1. to undergo broiling.

grill

²

[ gril ]

noun

1. grille.

grill

¹

/ ɡrɪl /

noun

1. a variant spelling of grille

grill

²

/ ɡrɪl /

verb

1. 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 wordbroil
2. tr; usually passive to torment with or as if with extreme heat

   the travellers were grilled by the scorching sun

3. informal.
   tr to subject to insistent or prolonged questioning

noun

1. a device with parallel bars of thin metal on which meat, fish, etc, may be cooked by a fire; gridiron
2. a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for grilling meat, fish, etc
3. food cooked by grilling
4. See grillroom

Derived Forms

• ˈgriller, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grill¹

1660–70; 1890–95 grill ¹fordef 6; < French gril gridiron ≪ Latin crātīculum, creātīculō, diminutive of crātis wickerwork, hurdle. See grille

Word History and Origins

Origin of grill¹

C17: see grille

Origin of grill²

C17: from French gril gridiron, from Latin crātīcula fine wickerwork; see grille

Example Sentences

He finds his footing, makes friends with locals and starts slinging open-faced grilled cheeses and matcha teas out of a makeshift cafe.

From New York Times

The various types of sausages are kept warm on a roller grill.

From Salon

The scandals in the potential Cabinet were a bridge too far for Tapper, who grilled Johnson on the nominations during an episode of CNN's "State of the Union."

From Salon

It was love baked into grilled cheeses and currents of laughter that swept through the house during unexpected moments of long quiet.

From Los Angeles Times

GOP lawmakers also held a House Armed Services Committee hearing and grilled senior military leaders, including Adm.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barbecue
• roast
• sear