grill

noun

1. A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
2. The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.

   “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 of grille and door.”

3. On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
4. (UK)A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
5. (US)A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.

   “I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.”

6. Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.

   “a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills”

7. A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.

   “These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar and Grill.”

   “Everyone's meeting at the new grill in 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.”

8. (colloquial)A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.

   “Nella wished him luck and started to walk away, still unsure if that glint in his mouth was a grill or just a few golden teeth.”

9. (broadly, colloquial)The front teeth regarded collectively.
10. (Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling)Deliberate misspelling of girl.

    “r u a grill?”

11. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Harm.

verb

1. (transitive)To cook (food) on a grill; to barbecue.

   “Why don't we get together Saturday and grill some burgers?”

2. (Australia, New-Zealand, UK, transitive)To cook food under the element of a stove or only under the top element of an oven – (US) broil, (cooking) salamander.

   “Bradly hung the fowl in a sugar-bag for to-morrow's dinner and set about grilling chops, with tomatoes stuffed with cheese and breadcrumbs in the pan.”

3. (colloquial, transitive)To interrogate; to question aggressively or harshly.

   “The police grilled him about his movements at the time of the crime.”

   “In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.”

   “The white cop grilled me. 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. (informal, intransitive)To feel very hot; to swelter.

   “He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains, and shivered with fever under the rude thatch roof; […]”

5. (transitive)To stamp or mark with a grill.
6. (New-York-City)To stare at.
7. (Scotland, US, obsolete, transitive)To make angry; provoke; offend, incite.
8. (Scotland, obsolete, transitive)To terrify; make tremble.
9. (Scotland, intransitive, obsolete)To tremble; shiver.
10. (Northern-England, Scotland, intransitive, obsolete)To snarl; snap.

adj

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