grill

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 Norwegian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

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• grille

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /gɹɪl/
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• Rhymes: -ɪl

[edit] Noun

grill (plural grills)

1. A rack; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
2. On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
3. A device comprising a source of radiant heat and a means of holding food near it, to cook it; a barbecue; a griddle.

   I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.

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• mixed grill

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[edit] Verb

to grill (third-person singular simple present grills, present participle grilling, simple past and past participle grilled)

1. To cook food on a grill; to barbecue.

   Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?

2. (colloquial) To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

   The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.

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[edit] Noun

grill m. (definite singular grillen; indefinite plural griller; definite plural grillene)

1. grill