grill

¹grill

verb \ˈgril\

Definition of GRILL

transitive verb

1

: to broil on a grill; also : to fry or toast on a griddle

2

a : to torment as if by broiling b : to question intensely <the police grilled the suspect>

— grill·er noun

Examples of GRILL

1. We're planning to grill some chicken and burgers at the cookout.
2. Her parents grilled her when she came home late.

First Known Use of GRILL

1668

Related to GRILL

Synonyms: catechize, examine, interrogate, pump, query, question, quiz, sweat [slang]

Antonyms: answer, reply, respond

Related Words: debrief; cross-examine, cross-question; annoy, harass, hound, pester; canvass (also canvas), poll

Near Antonyms: rejoin, retort; comment, observe, remark; avoid, duck

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Other Food Terms

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

Rhymes with GRILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, till, trill, twill, vill, will