grill

grill definitions

• A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue. 

• A grating; 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. 

• A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food. 

• A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth. 

• The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window. 

• Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill. 

• The front teeth regarded collectively. 

• On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it. 

• A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English 

• To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue. 

• To feel very hot; to swelter. 

• To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander. 

• To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly. 

• To stamp or mark with a grill.