broil

¹broil

verb \ˈbrȯi(-ə)l\

Definition of BROIL

transitive verb

: to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill

intransitive verb

: to be subjected to great or oppressive heat <broiling in the sun>

Origin of BROIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French bruiller to burn, broil, modification of Latin ustulare to singe, from urere to burn

First Known Use: 14th century

²broil

noun

Definition of BROIL

: the act or state of broiling

First Known Use of BROIL

1563

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with BROIL

boil, coil, foil, moil, oil, royal, soil, spoil, toil

³broil

verb

Definition of BROIL

intransitive verb

: brawl

transitive verb

: embroil

Origin of BROIL

Middle English, from Anglo-French broiller to jumble, mix, from Vulgar Latin *brodiculare, from *brod-, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brod broth — more at broth

First Known Use: 15th century

⁴broil

noun

Definition of BROIL

: a noisy disturbance : tumult; especially : brawl <a tavern row … widens into a general broil — J. R. Green>

First Known Use of BROIL

1525