Definition of Grill

Noun: grill gril

A restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
- grillroom
A framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate
"he cooked hamburgers on the grill";
- grille, grillwork
Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
- broil [N. Amer], broiling [N. Amer], grilling

Verb: grill gril

(cooking) cook over a grill
"grill the sausages"
Examine thoroughly
"the student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology"
Heat by a natural force
"The sun grills the valley in the summer";
- broil [N. Amer], bake
Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
"the tourists were grilling in the heat";
- bake, broil [N. Amer]
(cooking) cook under a broiler
"grill fish";
- broil [N. Amer], oven broil [N. Amer]