BROIL

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does broil mean? 

• BROIL (noun)
  The noun BROIL has 1 sense:

1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

  Familiarity information: BROIL used as a noun is very rare.

• BROIL (verb)
  The verb BROIL has 2 senses:

1. cook under a broiler
2. heat by a natural force

  Familiarity information: BROIL used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROIL (noun)

Meaning:

Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

broil; broiling; grilling

Hypernyms ("broil" is a kind of...):

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

• BROIL (verb)

Meaning:

Cook under a broiler

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

broil; oven broil

Context example:

broil fish

Hypernyms (to "broil" is one way to...):

grill (cook over a grill)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "broil"):

pan-broil (broil in a pan)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs broil the vegetables

Meaning:

Heat by a natural force

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

broil; bake

Context example:

The sun broils the valley in the summer

Hypernyms (to "broil" is one way to...):

heat; heat up (make hot or hotter)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something