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Grill

/ɡɹɪl/

A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.

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📖 Definitions of "Grill"

noun

1
A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
2
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
3
A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
4
A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
"I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner."

verb

1
To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.
"Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?"
2
To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – broil, salamander.
3
To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.
"The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime."
4
To feel very hot; to swelter.

🔄 Synonyms of "Grill"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
grillenoun	Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider") [A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.]
grillworknoun	The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillroomnoun	A restaurant serving grilled food.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Grill"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
grillenoun	Alternative form of grill (only in the senses of "grating over opening", "grating on the front of a vehicle", and "window divider") [A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.]
grillworknoun	The mesh of metal wire or bars which makes up a decorative metal grating
grillroomnoun	A restaurant serving grilled food.
gratenoun	A horizontal metal grill through which liquid, ash, or small objects can fall, while larger objects cannot.
fireplacenoun	An open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
louvernoun	(chiefly in the plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc.
gatenoun	A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
scalenoun	An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
racknoun	A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
meshnoun	A structure made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material, with evenly spaced openings between them.
goldnoun	(uncountable) A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
burnnoun	A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
roastingnoun	The act by which something is roasted.
cowlnoun	A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
parrillanoun	A form of torture where the victim is strapped to a metal frame and subjected to electric shock.
cookoutnoun	(US) A gathering for a meal that is cooked and eaten outside; either a domestic barbecue or a larger social event.
broilernoun	A chicken raised for meat.
frynoun	(usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A fried piece of cut potato.
roastnoun	A piece of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
barbecuenoun	A meal or event highlighted by food cooked in such an apparatus.