26984 words

grill

9 definitions • 6 examples
1
the surface in a cooker that can be heated to very high temperatures and under which you put food to be cooked
2
a frame of metal bars over a fire on which food can be put to be cooked
4
to cook food over fire or hot coals, usually on a metal frame:

Examples:

Dad was grilling chicken in the back yard.
5
to cook something under a very hot surface in a cooker:

Examples:

I'll grill the bacon rather than fry it.
6
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time:

Examples:

After being grilled by the police for two days, Johnson signed a confession.
grill someone about something Her parents would grill her about where she'd been.
7
to cook something on a frame of metal bars, usually over a gas or coal fire:

Examples:

We love to grill outside and eat on the back porch in the summer.
8
to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time:

Examples:

After being grilled by the police for eight hours, Johnson signed a confession.
9
a frame of metal bars on which food is cooked over a fire

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