grill

B1 Topic:Cooking & Baking

US /ɡɹɪl/ See IPA manual

Freq #6996

Meanings

1

verb
To cook food over or under direct heat.

We grilled the sausages over an open fire.
2

noun
A device for cooking food over direct heat; a barbecue.

He put the burgers on the grill in the backyard.
3

verb
To question someone closely and persistently.

The detective grilled the suspect for hours.
4

noun
A metal framework of bars used as a cover or barrier.

A heavy iron grill covered the front of the shop.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

4 noun · a metal framework of bars... grille grillwork

Word family

Forms grillinggrills

Derived forms chargrillgrillablegrillbillygrillerygrillinggrillmastergrillsteakgrillwaregrillworkpregrill

Simplified etymology

Grill entered English in the mid-17th century and belongs to a group of words in which Latin cratis, “hurdle,” is also found.

Etymology

From Middle English gril, grille (“harsh, rough, severe”), from Old English *grielle, from Proto-West Germanic *grallī (“angry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rattle, make a noise, grumble”). Cognate with German grell (“harsh, angry”), Danish grel (“shrill, glaring, dazzling”).

gril Middle English *grielle Old English *grallī Proto-West Germanic *gʰer- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

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# grill

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡɹɪl/
**Frequency rank:** 6996

## Meanings
1. To cook food over or under direct heat.
2. A device for cooking food over direct heat; a barbecue.
3. To question someone closely and persistently.
4. A metal framework of bars used as a cover or barrier.

## Examples
- We grilled the sausages over an open fire.
- He put the burgers on the grill in the backyard.
- The detective grilled the suspect for hours.
- A heavy iron grill covered the front of the shop.

## Derived Forms
- chargrill
- grillable
- grillbilly
- grillery
- grilling
- grillmaster
- grillsteak
- grillware
- grillwork
- pregrill

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: gril
- Root: *grielle
- Root: *grallī
- Root: *gʰer-

## Etymology
From Middle English gril, grille (“harsh, rough, severe”), from Old English *grielle, from Proto-West Germanic *grallī (“angry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rattle, make a noise, grumble”). Cognate with German grell (“harsh, angry”), Danish grel (“shrill, glaring, dazzling”).

## AI Etymology
Grill comes from Middle English gril, grille (“harsh, rough, severe”), from Old English *grielle, from Proto-West Germanic *grallī (“angry”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to rattle, make a noise, grumble”). Cognate with German grell (“harsh, angry”), Danish grel (“shrill, glaring, dazzling”). In current use, the main senses are “To cook food over or under direct heat” and “A device for cooking food over direct heat; a barbecue”.

## Topics
- Cooking & Baking
- Actions & Processes

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