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

The 81-year-old drummer brings a vibrant young quartet to Catalina Bar & Grill.

From Los Angeles Times

Those who hopped the fence returned with photos of what looked like a burned encampment: dozens of pull-tab cans, a grill, and the singed remains of fans, a microwave, and a rug.

From Slate

Across the Bay Bridge at John’s Grill in downtown San Francisco, streets were closed off and already mobbed by early afternoon with election day celebrants crowding in for the restaurant’s traditional election day lunch.

From Los Angeles Times

Red Lobster filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year after an all-you-can-eat shrimp fiasco contributed to financial losses; Rubio’s Coastal Grill did the same following the abrupt closure of 48 locations in California.

From Los Angeles Times

“La Cocina” is set at a large restaurant in Manhattan known as the Grill,which pumps out food to tourists at an alarming volume.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• barbecue
• roast
• sear