grill

(grĭl)
tr.v., grilled, grill·ing, grills.

1. To broil on a gridiron.
2. To torture or afflict as if by broiling.
3. Informal. To question relentlessly; cross-examine.
4. To mark or emboss with a gridiron.

n.

1. A cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron.
2. Food cooked by broiling or grilling.
3. A grillroom.
4. A series of marks grilled or embossed on a surface.
5. Variant of grille.

[French griller, from gril, gridiron, from Old French greille, from Latin crātīcula. See griddle.]

griller grill'er n.

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In British English a grill is a device for cooking food, and the food itself. A grille is a metal grid protecting the radiator of a motor vehicle; this too is sometimes spelt grill.

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To cook by radiant heat; some of the fat is lost. Barbecues cook by grilling.

n. 1. A heavy metal grate that is set over hot coals or other heat source and used to cook foods such as steak or hamburgers. 2. A dish of food (usually meat, such as mixed grill) cooked on a grill. grill v. To prepare food on a grill over hot coals or other heat source. The term barbecue is often used synonymously with grill.

verb

To question thoroughly and relentlessly to verify facts: cross-examine, interrogate. Idioms: give someone the third degree. See investigate.

v

Definition: ask questions pointedly
Antonyms: answer

IN BRIEF: n. - A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate; A restaurant where food is barbecued.

Tutor's tip: A barbeque "grill" (a metal device for broiling food) was right below the window with the "grille" (a protective covering for a door or window).

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noun
noun, Austral derog

A Greek or other southern European. (1957 —) .

[From a perceived abundance in Australia of Greeks and other southern Europeans as proprietors of cafés.]

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For a list of words related to grill, see:

• Body Parts and Accessories - grill: gridlike chrome covering placed over front of engine compartment to permit air to flow freely through engine
• Cooking Techniques - grill: (vb) cook on open grid over hot coals; barbecue
• Cookers - grill: metal grid rack over coals
• Questions and Answers - grill: question intensely at length
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - grill: (vb) question intensely; torment

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - rist, grill, grillrist, stegerist
v. tr. - riste, grille, grillstege, riste over en sagte ild

2.
n. - gitter

Nederlands (Dutch)
grill, traliewerk, geroosterd gerecht (m.n. vlees), grillroom, grillen, met rooster/traliewerk uitrusten, roosten, onder druk verhoren, gebrand worden (door de zon), radiatorscherm

Français (French)
1.
n. - (GB) gril, (US) gril (barbecue), grillade (plat), grill restaurant, restaurant servant des grillades
v. tr. - (Culin) faire griller, mettre (qn) sur la sellette (à propos de)

2.
n. - (gén) grille, calandre (d'une voiture)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Bratrost, Grillgericht
v. - grillen, gegrillt werden, rösten

2.
n. - Vergitterung, Gitter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχάρα ψησίματος, ψησταριά, ψητό σχάρας
v. - ψήνω στη σχάρα, ψήνω/-ομαι, (μτφ.) ανακρίνω εξαντλητικά ή σκληρά

Italiano (Italian)
cuocere alla griglia, cuocere allo spiedo, torchiare, grata, cancello, inferriata, grill, griglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - grelha (f), grelhado (m) (Culin.)
v. - grelhar, submeter a interrogatório cerrado (fig.)

Русский (Russian)
решетка, гриль, мясо,жареное на гриле, жарить на гриле, жариться на гриле, допрашивать с пристрастием, штемпель для гашения почтовых марок, гасить марки

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - enrejado, rejilla, parrilla
v. tr. - asar a la parrilla, emparrillar, acosar a preguntas, interrogar duramente

2.
n. - enrejado, rejilla, parrilla, verja, reja

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - grillrätt, grill
v. - grilla, pina, stekas

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
烤, 拷问, 盘问, 烤架, 烤肉, 铁格子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 烤, 拷問, 盤問
n. - 烤架, 烤肉, 鐵格子

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 석쇠, 석쇠에 구운 생선 요리, 그릴 식당
v. tr. - 석쇠로 굽다, 얕은 냄비에 끓이다, 엄하게 문초하다

2.
n. - 격자, (매표소 등의) 격자창

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - グリル, 上部ヒーター, 格子, 鉄格子, 格子窓, 焼き網, 焼き肉料理
v. - 直火で焼く, 酷熱にさらす, 焼く, あぶる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشواة (فعل) يشوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אסכלה, גריל, מנגל, חדר-גריל, צלי‬
v. tr. - ‮אסכלה, גריל, מנגל, חדר-גריל, צלי‬
n. - ‮מחיצה, סורג‬

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