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Definition of Broil
1. Verb. Cook under a broiler. "The chefs broil the vegetables"; "Broil fish"
Category relationships: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Generic synonyms: Grill
Specialized synonyms: Pan-broil
Derivative terms: Broiler, Broiler
2. Noun. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill).
Generic synonyms: Cookery, Cooking, Preparation
Derivative terms: Grill
3. Verb. Heat by a natural force. "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
4. Verb. Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun. "The tourists were baking in the heat"
Definition of Broil
1. n. A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.
2. v. t. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals.
3. 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.
Definition of Broil
1. Verb. (transitive) To cook by direct, radiant heat. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To expose to great heat. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To be exposed to great heat. ¹
4. Noun. Food prepared by broiling. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) to cause a rowdy disturbance; embroil ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) (obsolete) to brawl ¹
7. Noun. (archaic) A brawl; a rowdy disturbance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Broil
1. to cook by direct heat [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Broil
1. A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. "I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please." (Burke) Synonym: Contention, fray, affray, tumult, altercation, dissension, discord, contest, conflict, brawl, uproar. Origin: F. Brouiller to disorder, from LL. Brogilus, broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin; cf. W. Brog a swelling out, OHG. Proil marsh, G. Bruhl, MHG. Brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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