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Broil — Broil, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil, burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br[ u]ejen, G. br[ u]hen, to scald, akin to E. brood.] 1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Broil — Broil, v. i. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat. [1913 Webster] The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. Cheyne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
broil — [brɔıl] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: bruler to burn ] 1.) [T] AmE to cook something under direct heat, or over a flame on a ↑barbecue British Equivalent: grill ▪ broiled chicken 2.) [I and T] … Dictionary of contemporary English
broil — broil1 broilingly, adv. /broyl/, v.t. 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. v.i. 3. to be subjected to great heat; become broiled. 4. to burn… … Universalium
broil — verb (T) AmE to cook something under direct heat, or over a flame on a barbecue 1 (1); grill 1 (1) BrE: broiled chicken … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pan-broil — verb broil in a pan • Topics: ↑cooking, ↑cookery, ↑preparation • Hypernyms: ↑broil, ↑oven broil • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
pan|broil — or pan broil «PAN BROYL», transitive verb. to cook quickly over a very hot fire in a pan with little or no fat: »to panbroil fish in a skillet … Useful english dictionary
pan-broil — /pan broyl /, v.t., v.i. to cook in an uncovered frying pan over direct heat using little or no fat. Also, panbroil. [1945 50] * * * … Universalium
pan-broil — verb To cook over direct heat in an ungreased skillet … Wiktionary
cover — Synonyms and related words: American plan, European plan, Smyth sewing, a la carte, abri, account for, accouple, accumulate, act, admit, afghan, agglutinate, air cover, air raid, air support, air raid shelter, alibi, altar carpet, altar cloth,… … Moby Thesaurus
