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n. (act) | 1. broil, broiling, grilling | cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill). |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
v. (change) | 2. broil, oven broil | cook under a broiler.; "broil fish" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ grill | cook over a grill.; "grill the sausages" |
| ~ pan-broil | broil in a pan. |
v. (change) | 3. bake, broil | heat by a natural force.; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" |
| ~ heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
v. (stative) | 4. bake, broil | 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" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
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