broil

brɔɪl

Definition of broil - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

cooking

tr./intr.

cook food using direct radiant heat

tr./intr.

She decided to broil the chicken for dinner.

grill

roast

sear

conflict

intr.

Dated

be involved in a heated argument

intr.

Dated

They often broil over political issues..

argue

quarrel

heat

tr.

Rare

expose to intense heat

tr.

Rare

The sun will broil us if we stay outside too long.

grill

sear

Noun

cooking

food cooked by direct heat

The broil was delicious and perfectly seasoned.

grill

roast

conflict

Dated

loud quarrel or disturbance

Dated

The broil in the street attracted a crowd.

brawl

fracas

melee

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Expressions with broil

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oven broil

cook using intense top heat inside an oven

Oven broil the steaks briefly to caramelize the tops.

pan-broil

cook by direct heat in a pan without fat

She decided to pan-broil the steak to reduce fat intake..

Origin of broil

Old French, broil (to burn)

Examples of broil in a sentence

They decided to broil the vegetables for a smoky flavor.
They would broil over trivial matters.
The neighbors broil whenever there's a dispute.
The chef will broil the steak to perfection.
Broil the vegetables for a smoky flavor.
The chef prepared a broil for the guests.

We enjoyed a broil at the barbecue.
A broil erupted during the town meeting.
The broil at the festival disrupted the event.

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French:griller, grillade, ...
German:grillen, Grillbraten, ...
Italian:grigliare, grigliato, ...
Spanish:asar, asado, ...
Portuguese:grelhar, grelhado, ...
Chinese:烤, 烧烤, ...
Japanese:直火で焼く, ブロイル, ...
Arabic:شَوَى, شِوَاء, ...
Hebrew:לִצְלוֹת, צְלִיָּה, ...
Russian:запекать, жаркое, ...
Ukrainian:запекти, гриль, ...
Hindi:ग्रिल करना, भुना, ...
Bengali:গ্রিল করা, ব্রয়েল, ...
Catalan:gratinar, rostit, ...
Czech:grilovat, pečeně, ...
Danish:grille, grill, ...
Dutch:grillen, gegrilde maaltijd, ...
Greek:ψήνω, ψητό, ...
Hungarian:grillezni, sült, ...
Khmer:អាំងដោយកម្ដៅផ្ទាល់, ម្ហូបអាំង, ...
Korean:구이로 요리하다, 구이, ...
Persian:کباب کردن, غذا, ...
Polish:grillować, grillowane danie, ...
Portuguese (BR):grelhar, churrasco, ...
Romanian:a frige, friptură, ...
Swedish:grilla, grillrätt, ...
Thai:ย่าง, อาหารย่าง, ...
Turkish:ızgara yapmak, ızgara, ...
Vietnamese:nướng lửa trên, món nướng, ...

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