Definition of broil Broil
/bɹɔjˈl/ - [broyl] - broil
We found 19 definitions of broil from 6 different sources.
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British English
grill - /ɡɹˈɪl/
American English
broil - /bɹɔjˈl/
What does broil mean?
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NounPlural: broils |
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| broil - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) | ||
| broiling, grilling | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
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| broil - cook under a broiler; "broil fish" | ||
| oven broil | ||
| grill cook over a grill; "grill the sausages" | ||
| cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | ||
| pan-broil broil in a pan | ||
| broil - heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" | ||
| bake | ||
| heat up, heat make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up" | ||
| broil - be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat" | ||
| bake | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- broil (n.)
A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. - broil (v. t.)
To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. - broil (v. t.)
To subject to great (commonly direct) heat. - broil (v. i.)
To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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broil
To cook food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food,
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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broil
broil, n. a noisy quarrel: a confused disturbance—(Scot.) Brul′yie, Brul′zie.—n. Broil′er, one who stirs up broils. [Fr. brouiller, to trouble.] -
broil
broil, v.t. to cook over hot coals: to grill.—v.i. to be greatly heated. [Ety. dub.]
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