grill

grill

/ɡrɪl/

1 (British English) the part of a cooker that directs heat downwards to cook food that is placed under it

Put it under a hot grill to brown for two minutes.

Collocations

adjective

verb + grill

grill + noun

preposition

under a/​the grill

​2 a flat metal frame that you put food on to cook over a fire

Once the charcoal is glowing, place the food on the grill, turning it regularly.

Collocations

adjective

verb + grill

preposition

on a/​the grill

3 a dish of grilled food, especially meat

4 (especially in names) a restaurant serving grilled food

Harry’s Bar and Grill

5 ​(also grille) a screen made of metal bars or wire that is placed in front of a window, door or machine in order to protect it

grill

/ɡrɪl/

1 grill something (British English) to cook food under a very strong heat

Grill the sausages for ten minutes.

grilled bacon

2 ​grill something to cook food over a fire, especially outdoors

grilled meat and shrimp

At night we used to grill steaks over charcoal in the open air.

3 ​grill somebody (about something) to ask somebody a lot of questions about their ideas, actions, etc., often in an unpleasant way

They grilled her about where she had been all night.

He was grilled by detectives for several hours.

Word Origin

mid 17th cent.: from French gril (noun), griller (verb), from Old French graille ‘grille’.