broil

Definition of Broil in English :

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Noun

1. broil, broiling, grilling

cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

Verb

2. broil, oven broil

cook under a broiler

Example Sentences:
'broil fish'

oven broil

3. bake, broil

heat by a natural force

Example Sentences:
'The sun broils the valley in the summer'

bake

4. bake, broil

be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun

Example Sentences:
'The town was broiling in the sun'
'the tourists were baking in the heat'

bake

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Broil

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verb

1. mainly 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. (intransitive)

to be furious

noun

4.

the process of broiling

5.

something broiled

noun

1.

a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl

verb

2. (intransitive)

to brawl; quarrel

Broil

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verb transitive

1.

to cook by exposing to a flame or other direct source of intense heat

2.

to expose directly to intense heat

verb intransitive

3.

to become broiled

4.

to become very heated or angry

noun

5.

the act or state of broiling

6.

anything broiled

noun

1.

a noisy or violent quarrel; brawl

verb intransitive

2.

to take part in a broil

Broil

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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.

n.

A rowdy argument.

intr.v. broiled, broil·ing, broils

To engage in a rowdy argument.

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