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Word: Grill
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French gril (noun), griller (verb), from Old French graille ‘grille’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a device on a cooker that radiates heat downwards for cooking food
Short Definition:cooking device that radiates heat downwards
Examples:- place under a hot grill
- a grill pan
Word: Grill
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡrɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cook (food) using a grill
Short Definition:cook food with grill
Examples:- grill the trout for five minutes
Definition:
subject (someone) to intense questioning or interrogation
Short Definition:subject to intense questioning
Examples:- my father grilled us about what we had been doing
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