grill
pronunciation
How to pronounce grill in British English:
UK [ɡrɪl]
How to pronounce grill in American English:
US [ɡrɪl]
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- Noun:
- a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
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- Verb:
- cook over a grill
Word Origin
- grill
- grill: see grid
- grill (n.)
- "gridiron, grated utensil for broiling over a fire," 1680s, from French gril, from Old French greil, alteration of graille "grill, grating, railings, fencing" (13c.), from Latin craticula "gridiron, small griddle," diminutive of cratis "wickerwork," perhaps from a suffixed form of PIE *kert- "to turn, entwine." Grill-room "lunchroom where steaks, chops, etc. are grilled to order" (1869) came to be used for "informal restaurant," hence grill as a short form in this sense (by 1910). In many instances, Modern English grill is a shortened form of grille, such as "chrome front of an automobile."
- grill (v.)
- "to broil on a grill," 1660s, from grill (n.); figurative sense from 1842, and the specific (transitive) sense of "to subject to intense questioning" is first attested 1894. Related: Grilled; grilling.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Pat the fillets dry with paper towels before grill time .
- 2. We can just throw another burger on the grill .
- 3. Keep vegetarian guests in mind when deciding on what to grill .
- 4. Meps generally attract little attention but once every five years they get the chance to grill nominees for the commission .
- 5. Once the built-in grill on your table top is flipped on high , you 're sure to break a sweat from the proximity to the heat .