broil
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verb (used with object)
1.
to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron over the heat or in an oven under the heat; grill: to broil a steak.
2.
to scorch; make very hot.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be subjected to great heat; become broiled.
4.
to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc.
noun
5.
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
6.
something broiled, especially meat: She ordered a beef broil and salad.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen < Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er, Old French brusler, brul(l)er to burn (French brûler), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (< Frankish *brōjan; compare Middle High German brü(ej)en, German brühen to scald) and usler < Latin ustulāre to scorch
1300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen < Anglo-French bruill(i)er, broil(l)er, Old French brusler, brul(l)er to burn (French brûler), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (< Frankish *brōjan; compare Middle High German brü(ej)en, German brühen to scald) and usler < Latin ustulāre to scorch
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broil·ing·ly, adverb
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noun
1.
an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult: a violent broil over who was at fault.
verb (used without object)
2.
to quarrel; brawl.
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broil1 (brɔɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) Usual equivalent (in Britain and other countries): grill to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a grill or over a hot fire, or (of meat, fish, etc) to be cooked in this way |
| 2. | to become or cause to become extremely hot |
| 3. | (intr) to be furious |
| —n | |
| 4. | the process of broiling |
| 5. | something broiled |
| [C14: from Old French bruillir to burn, of uncertain origin] | |
| broil2 (brɔɪl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (intr) to brawl; quarrel |
| [C16: from Old French brouiller to mix, from breu broth; see | |
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Word Origin & History
broil
"cook," late 14c., from O.Fr. bruller "to broil, roast" (Mod.Fr. brûler), from brusler "to burn" (11c.), which, with It. bruciare, is of uncertain and much-disputed origin. Perhaps from V.L. *brodum "broth," borrowed from P.Gmc. and ultimately related to brew. Gamillscheg
proposes it to be from L. ustulare "to scorch, singe" (from ustus, pp. of urere "to burn") and altered by influence of Germanic "burn" words beginning in br-. Related: Broiled; broiling.
broil
"quarrel," c.1400, from Anglo-Fr. broiller "mix up, confuse," O.Fr. brooillier "to mix, mingle," figuratively "to have sexual intercourse" (13c., Mod.Fr. brouiller), perhaps from breu, bro "stock, broth, brew," from Frankish or another Gmc. source (cf. O.H.G. brod "broth") akin to
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Example sentences
Char-Broil will send the consumer, free of charge, the correct heat shield and installation instructions.
Broil until the sugar caramelizes, anywhere from one to four minutes, depending on broiler's heat.
Broil the fish for three to five minutes on each side.
Brush thin slices of baguette with olive oil and broil until golden.
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