grill
noun/ɡrɪl/
/ɡrɪl/
- (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.
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1- Place the chops in the grill pan, and put it under the grill.
- Preheat the grill to medium.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- electric
- gas
- …
- heat
- preheat
- pan
- under a/the grill
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- charcoal
- gas
- barbecue
- …
- preheat
- prepare
- on a/the grill
- a dish of grilled food, especially meat see also mixed grill
- (especially in names) a restaurant serving grilled food
- Harry’s Bar and Grill
- (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
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French gril (noun), griller (verb), from Old French graille ‘grille’.
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