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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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1655, fromFrenchgril,fromMiddle Frenchgril,fromOld Frenchgreïl,graïl(“gridiron”),fromgraïlle(“grate, grating”),fromLatincrātīcula(“gridiron”),diminutive ofcrātis(“hurdle, wickerwork”),q.v. Related togriddle,hurdle.

Alternative forms

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  • grille(only in sense of "grating")

Noun

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Brazierwithgrilland pot rest
A full set ofgoldgrills(sense 8).

grill(pluralgrillsor(jewelry)grillz)

  1. Agrating;agridofwireor a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used toprotectsomething while allowing the passage ofairandliquids.Typical uses: to allow air through afanwhile preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventingattack.
  2. The criss-cross pieces that separatepanesofglassin awindow.
    • 1907August,Robert W[illiam] Chambers,chapter I, inThe Younger Set,New York, N.Y.:D. Appleton & Company,→OCLC:
      The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations ofgrilleand door.
  3. On avehicle,aslottedcover as above, to protect and hide theradiator,while admitting air to cool it.
  4. (UK)A cooking device comprising a source ofradiativeheatand a means of holding food under it; abroilerin US English
  5. (US)A cooking device comprising a source of radiative andconvectiveheat and a means of holding food above it; abarbecue.
    I put some peppers and mushrooms on thegrillto go with dinner.
  6. Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
    a packet of frozen cauliflower cheesegrills
  7. Agrillroom;arestaurantserving grilled food.
    These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar andGrill.
    • 1986,New York,volume19,part 5, page385:
      Everyone's meeting at the newgrillin town! And everyone's having a real good time! They're drinking frozen blue Margaritas. Munching on Cajun popcorn shrimp. Laughing with old friends and getting to know new ones.
  9. (colloquial)A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
    Synonyms:fronts,golds
  10. (colloquial,by extension)The front teeth regarded collectively.
  11. (Internetslang,humorous)Deliberate misspelling ofgirl.
    r u agrill?
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Verb

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grill(third-person singular simple presentgrills,present participlegrilling,simple past and past participlegrilled)

  1. (transitive)Tocook(food) on a grill; tobarbecue.
    Synonyms:seeThesaurus:cook
    Why don't we get together Saturday andgrillsome burgers?
  2. (transitive,Australia,New Zealand,UK)To cook food under theelementof astoveor only under the top element of anoven–(US)broil,(cooking)salamander.
    • 1938,Norman Lindsay,Age of Consent,1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.:Ure Smith,published1962,→OCLC,page139:
      Bradly hung the fowl in a sugar-bag for to-morrow's dinner and set aboutgrillingchops, with tomatoes stuffed with cheese and breadcrumbs in the pan.
  3. (transitive,colloquial)Tointerrogate;toquestionaggressivelyorharshly.
    The policegrilledhim about his movements at the time of the crime.
    • 2006,Noire[pseudonym],Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale,New York, N.Y.:One World,Ballantine Books,→ISBN,page148:
      The white copgrilledme. He was tall, but had a stomach like a pregnant woman. The other two were brothers, and they looked like they just didn't wanna be standing there.
  4. (intransitive,informal)To feel very hot; toswelter.
    • 1898,Rudyard Kipling,The Day's Work:
      He hadgrilledin the heat, sweated in the rains, and shivered with fever under the rude thatch roof;[…]
  5. (transitive)Tostampormarkwith a grill.
  6. (New York City)To stare at.
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishgrillen(“to anger, provoke”),fromOld Englishgrillan,griellan(“to annoy, vex, offend”),fromProto-West Germanic*gralljan(“to shout, make angry”).Cognate withSaterland Frisiangrulje(“to make angry”),Dutchgrillen(“to shudder, shiver”),Low Germanvergrellen(“to anger, provoke”),Germangrollen(“to rumble”)and perhaps also withFrenchgrouiller(“to swarm”).

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Verb

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grill(third-person singular simple presentgrills,present participlegrilling,simple past and past participlegrilled)

  1. (transitive,Scotland,US,obsolete)To makeangry;provoke;offend,incite.
    Synonyms:instigate;see alsoThesaurus:enrage,Thesaurus:incite
  2. (transitive,chieflyScotland,obsolete)Toterrify;maketremble.
    Synonyms:scare;see alsoThesaurus:frighten
  3. (intransitive,chieflyScotland,obsolete)Totremble;shiver.
    Synonyms:palpitate,quiver,shudder
  4. (intransitive,Northern England,Scotland,obsolete)Tosnarl;snap.

Etymology 3

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FromMiddle Englishgril,grille(“harsh, rough, severe”),fromOld English*grielle,fromProto-West Germanic*grallī(“angry”),fromProto-Indo-European*gʰer-(“to rattle, make a noise, grumble”).Cognate withGermangrell(“harsh, angry”),Danishgrel(“shrill, glaring, dazzling”).

Adjective

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grill(comparativegrillerormoregrill,superlativegrillestormostgrill)

  1. (obsolete)Harsh,rough,severe;cruel.

Etymology 4

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FromMiddle Englishgrille,fromOld English*grylla,*griella,fromProto-West Germanic*gralljō.

Noun

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grill(usuallyuncountable,pluralgrills)

  1. (obsolete)Harm.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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InheritedfromOld Catalangrill,fromLatingryllus(compareOccitangril,Spanishgrillo), probably fromAncient Greekγρύλλος(grúllos).

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Noun

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grillm(pluralgrills)

  1. cricket(insect)
  2. sprout,shoot(new growth from a tuber or bulb)
  3. segment,section(of a citrus fruit or a nut)
    Es pot acabar decorant amb ungrillde taronja.
    You can finish it by garnishing with asegmentof orange.

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed fromEnglishgrill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grillm(pluralgrills,diminutivegrilletjen)

  1. grill

French

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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grillm(pluralgrills)

  1. grill(restaurant)

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromEnglishgrill,grille,fromFrenchgril(“grill”),grille(“gate, grate, grid”),fromMiddle Frenchgrille,grisle,fromOld Frenchgreille,graïlle,from earliergradilie,fromLatincrāticula(“grill, grating, griddle”)(orVulgar Latingraticula), diminutive ofcrātis(“wickerwork, bundle of brush, fascine”),possiblyeitherfromProto-Indo-European*kr̥tis,from*kert-(“to weave, twist together”),orfrom*kréh₂-tis.

Noun

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grillm(definite singulargrillen,indefinite pluralgriller,definite pluralgrillene)

  1. (cooking)agrill
  2. (automotive)a radiatorgrille
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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grill

  1. imperativeofgrille

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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FromFrenchgrille,gril,viaEnglishgrill,grille.

Noun

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grillm(definite singulargrillen,indefinite pluralgrillar,definite pluralgrillane)

  1. (cooking)agrill
  2. (automotive)a radiatorgrille

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Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowingfromEnglishgrill.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grillminan

  1. barbecue,grill(cooking device)
    Synonyms:ruszt,barbecue
  2. barbecue(event with meal, typically held outdoors)
    Synonym:barbecue
  3. grillof a car

Declension

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Declension ofgrill
singular plural
nominative grill grille
genitive grilla grillów/grilli
dative grillowi grillom
accusative grill/grilla grille
instrumental grillem grillami
locative grillu grillach
vocative grillu grille

Derived terms

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adjective
verb

Further reading

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  • grillinWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • grillin Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Etymology

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BorrowedfromEnglishgrill.

Noun

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grillm(pluralgrills)

  1. grill

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Swedish

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mat på engrill[food on agrill] (sense 1)
grillpå bil [grilleon a car] (sense 3)

Etymology

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BorrowedfromEnglishgrill,fromFrenchgril,fromLatincrāticula.

Noun

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grillc

  2. agrill(barbecue)
  3. agrill(restaurant serving grilled food)
  5. agrille(on a vehicle)

Declension

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Declension ofgrill
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grill grills
definite grillen grillens
plural indefinite grillar grillars
definite grillarna grillarnas

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Noun

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grillc

  1. (normally in the pluralgriller)A strange idea
    sättagrilleri huvudet på någon
    putstrange ideasinto someone's head
  2. (slang,normally in the pluralgriller)Anice skate
    Synonyms:skridsko,(slang)skrilla,(variant)grilla

Declension

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Declension ofgrill
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grill grills
definite grillen grillens
plural indefinite griller grillers
definite grillerna grillernas

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