barbeque

6 definitions • 8 examples

a metal frame on which meat, fish, or vegetables are cooked outdoors over a fire:

Make sure you light the barbecue in plenty of time.

a meal that is prepared and eaten outdoors using such a frame, often during a party:

He made some salads to have with the barbecue.

a party held outdoors, during which food is cooked on a barbecue:

We're having a barbecue on Saturday - I hope you can come.

meat, usually pork, cooked slowly on a metal frame in a container filled with smoke, and served in a barbecue sauce :

They serve the best barbecue in town.

to cook food on a barbecue:

Their traditional sausages are delicious grilled or barbecued.

Dad was outside barbecuing in the yard.

a metal frame on which food is cooked outside over a fire, or a meal prepared using such a frame and usually eaten outside:

I like catfish cooked on a barbecue.

Our neighbors invited all of us to a backyard barbecue.