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[gril] 
–noun
| 1. | a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron. |
| 2. | a dish of grilled meat, fish, etc. Compare mixed grill. |
| 3. | grillroom. |
| 4. | Philately. a group of small pyramidal marks, embossed or impressed in parallel rows on certain U.S. and Peruvian stamps of the late 19th century to prevent erasure of cancellation marks. |
–verb (used with object)
| 5. | to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire. |
| 6. | to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning. |
| 7. | to torment with heat. |
| 8. | to mark with a series of parallel bars like those of a grill. |
–verb (used without object)
| 9. | to undergo broiling. |
Origin:
1660–70; 1890–95 for def. 6; < F gril gridiron ≪ L crātīculum, creātīculō, dim. of crātis wickerwork, hurdle. See grille
1660–70; 1890–95 for def. 6; < F gril gridiron ≪ L crātīculum, creātīculō, dim. of crātis wickerwork, hurdle. See grille
Synonyms:
5. barbecue. 6. interrogate, probe. 7. torture.
5. barbecue. 6. interrogate, probe. 7. torture.
grille
[gril] –noun
| 1. | a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design. |
| 2. | an opening, usually covered by grillwork, for admitting air to cool the engine of an automobile or the like; radiator grille. |
| 3. | any of various perforated screens, sheets, etc., used to cover something, as on a radio for protecting the amplifier or in cryptography for coding purposes. |
| 4. | a ticket window covered by a grating. |
| 5. | Court Tennis. a square-shaped winning opening on the hazard side of the court. Compare dedans (def. 1), winning gallery. |
Also, grill.
Origin:
1655–65; < F, OF < LL *gratīcula, L crātīcula (cf. OPr grazilha), dim. of crātis
1655–65; < F, OF < LL *gratīcula, L crātīcula (cf. OPr grazilha), dim. of crātis
Related forms:
grilled, adjective
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| grill (grĭl) tr.v. grilled, grill·ing, grills
[French griller, from gril, gridiron, from Old French greille, from Latin crātīcula; see griddle.] grill'er n. |
| grille also grill (grĭl) n.
[French, from Old French greille; see grill.] |
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Grill
Grill\, n. [F. gril. See Grill, v. t.]1. A gridiron. [They] make grills of [wood] to broil their meat. --Cotton. 2. That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.Grill
Grill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Grilling.] [F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. gra["i]l, L. craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron, dim. of crates hurdle. See Grate, n.]1. To broil on a grill or gridiron. [1913 Webster] Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on gridirons. --Marvell. 2. To torment, as if by broiling. --Dickens.Grill
Grill\, n. 1. A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those sometimes impressed upon postage stamps. 2. A grillroom.Grill
Grill\, v. t. To stamp or mark with a grill.Grill
Grill\, v. i. To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to broil. He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains. --Kipling.
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Language Translation for : grill
Spanish:
asar a la parrillar, hacer al grill,
German:
grillen,
Japanese:
焼く
grill (n.)
1685, from Fr. gril, from O.Fr. greil, alteration of graille, from L. craticula "gridiron, small griddle," dim. of cratis "wickerwork." The verb meaning "to broil on a grill" is from 1668; figurative sense from 1842, and the specific (trans.) sense of "to subject to intense questioning" is first attested 1894. In many instances, Mod.Eng. grill is a shortened form of grille (q.v.), such as "chrome front of an automobile."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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