bake vs grill

bake

verb
  • To cause to be hot. 

  • To incorporate into something greater. 

  • To be hot. 

  • To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). 

  • To dry by heat. 

  • To smoke marijuana. 

  • To be warmed to drying and hardening. 

  • To fix (lighting, reflections, etc.) as part of the texture of an object to improve rendering performance. 

  • To be cooked in an oven. 

noun
  • A small, flat (or ball-shaped) cake of dough eaten in Barbados and sometimes elsewhere, similar in appearance and ingredients to a pancake but fried (or in some places sometimes roasted). 

  • Any of various baked dishes resembling casserole. 

  • Any food item that is baked. 

  • The act of cooking food by baking. 

  • A social event at which food (such as seafood) is baked, or at which baked food is served. 

grill

verb
  • To feel very hot; to swelter. 

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

  • 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. 

noun
  • 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 

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