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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
broil
n 1: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire
or under a grill) [syn: broil, broiling, grilling]
v 1: cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: broil, oven
broil]
2: heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the
summer" [syn: broil, bake]
3: be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The
town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in
the heat" [syn: bake, broil]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Broil \Broil\, v. i.
To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire;
to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
[1913 Webster]
The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun.
--Cheyne.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Broil \Broil\, n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus,
broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin;
cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. pr[=o]il marsh, G. br["u]hl,
MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes
apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this
possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.]
A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl;
contention; discord, either between individuals or in the
state.
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I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness
in human nature which will which will cause innumerable
broils, place men in what situation you please.
--Burke.
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Syn: Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation;
dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Broiling.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil,
burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br["u]ejen, G. br["u]hen, to
scald, akin to E. brood.]
1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon
a gridiron over coals.
[1913 Webster]
2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
[1913 Webster]
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Thesaurus Results for broil:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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