I. grill 1 /ɡrɪl/ BrE AmE verb
1 . [intransitive and transitive] if you grill something, or if it grills, you cook it by putting it on a flat metal frame with bars across it, above or below strong direct heat SYN barbecue :
Grill the bacon until crisp.
swordfish grilled over charcoal
2 . [transitive] to ask someone a lot of questions about something SYN question
grill somebody about/on something
She never grilled her husband about his work.
II. grill 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Sense 1-3: Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: gril , from Late Latin craticulum ; ⇨ ↑ griddle ]
[ Sense 4: Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ; Origin: grille , from Late Latin craticula , from Latin cratis ; ⇨ ↑ grate 1 ]
1 . British English a part of a ↑ cooker in which strong heat from above cooks food on a metal shelf below SYN broiler American English :
Pop it under the grill for five minutes.
2 . a flat frame with metal bars across it that can be put over a fire, so that food can be cooked on it
3 . a place where you can buy and eat grilled food:
the Tribeca Bar and Grill
⇨ ↑ mixed grill
4 . a grille