Associations to the word «Broil»
Wiktionary
BROIL, verb. (transitive) To cook by direct, radiant heat.
BROIL, verb. (transitive) To expose to great heat.
BROIL, verb. (intransitive) To be exposed to great heat.
BROIL, noun. Food prepared by broiling.
BROIL, verb. (transitive) to cause a rowdy disturbance; embroil
BROIL, verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) to brawl
BROIL, noun. (archaic) A brawl; a rowdy disturbance.
Dictionary definition
BROIL, noun. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill).
BROIL, verb. Cook under a broiler; "broil fish".
BROIL, verb. Heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer".
BROIL, verb. Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in the heat".
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