Grill

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɡɹɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

From Middle English grillen ("to anger, provoke"), from Old English grillan, griellan ("to annoy, vex, offend"), from Proto-Germanic *grellanÄ…, *graljanÄ… ("to shout, make angry"), from Proto-Indo-European *gÊ°er- ("to rattle, make a noise, grumble"). Cognate with Dutch grillen ("to shudder, shiver"), Low German vergrellen ("to anger, provoke"), German grollen ("to rumble") and perhaps also with French grouiller ("to swarm").

Alternative forms

• girl

Full definition of grill

Verb

1. (transitive, Scotland, US) To make angry; provoke.
2. (transitive, chiefly Scotland) To terrify; make tremble.
3. (intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To tremble; shiver.
4. (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To snarl; snap.

From Middle English gril, grille ("harsh, rough, severe"), from Old English *griell, from Proto-Germanic *grellaz ("angry"), from Proto-Indo-European *gher- ("to rattle, make a noise, grumble"). Cognate with German grell ("harsh, angry"), Danish grel ("shrill, glaring, dazzling").

Adjective

1. harsh, rough, severe; cruel

Noun

1. harm

1655, from French gril, from Middle French, from Old French greïl, graïl ("gridiron"), from graïlle ("grate, grating"), from Latin crātīcula ("gridiron"), diminutive of crātis ("hurdle, wickerwork"), from Proto-Indo-European *kor(ə)t-, *krāt- ("to weave, twist, wattle; wicker"). Related to griddle, hurdle.

Alternative forms

• grille

Noun

1. A rack; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
• 1907, w, The Younger Set Chapter 1/2, The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.
2. On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
3. A device comprising a source of radiant heat and a means of holding food near it, to cook it; a barbecue; a griddle.I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.
4. (colloquial) A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth; by extension, the front teeth regarded collectively.
5. Food cooked on a grill.a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills

Derived terms

• mixed grill
• grilling

Verb

1. To cook food on a grill; to barbecue.Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?
2. (Australian, NZ, UK) To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven - (US) broil.
3. (colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.

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