n.1 a cooking utensil of metal bars for broiling or grilling.
2 a frame of parallel beams for supporting a ship in dock.
3 US a football field (with parallel lines marking out the area of play).
4 Theatr. a plank structure over a stage supporting the mechanism for drop-scenes etc.
5 GRID 6.
Etymology: ME gredire, var. of gredil GRIDDLE, later assoc. with IRON