grill

🇺🇸 /ɡrɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ɡrɪl/
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noun
R

The part of a stove that cooks food from above with strong heat.

Put the cheese on toast under the grill to melt it.

R

A metal frame for cooking food over a fire.

Place the meat on the grill over the hot coals.

R

Food that has been cooked on a grill.

We ordered a mixed grill with sausages and chicken.

R

A restaurant that serves grilled food.

Let's meet at the new grill downtown for dinner.

R

A metal screen for protection.

The window has a strong grill to keep it safe.

verb
R

To cook food with strong heat from above.

Grill the fish until the skin is crispy.

R

To cook food over a fire.

We like to grill burgers outside in the summer.

R

To ask someone many questions in a tough way.

The police will grill the suspect about the crime.

translation

n. The part of a stove that cooks food from above with strong heat.; A metal frame for cooking food over a fire.; Food that has been cooked on a grill.; A restaurant that serves grilled food.; A metal screen for protection.
v. To cook food with strong heat from above.; To cook food over a fire.; To ask someone many questions in a tough way.

Word Forms

Plural grills
Progressive grilling
Perfect grilled
Past grilled
3rd Present grills