English noun: grill | |||
1. | grill (artifact) a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill | ||
Synonyms | grillroom | ||
Broader (hypernym) | eatery, eating house, eating place, restaurant | ||
2. | grill (artifact) a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate | ||
Samples | He cooked hamburgers on the grill. | ||
Synonyms | grille, grillwork | ||
Broader (hypernym) | framework | ||
English verb: grill | |||
1. | grill (change) cook over a grill | ||
Samples | Grill the sausages. | ||
Examples | The chefs grill the vegetables | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cook | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | barbecue, barbeque, broil, cook out, hibachi, oven broil | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
2. | grill (communication) examine thoroughly | ||
Samples | The student was grilled for two hours on the subject of phonology. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | examine | ||