to broil
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2.8
- verb
- /brɔɪl/
- US
:
asar
- Need a gluten-free and a broiled fish for Table Eight.
- broil or grill
- broil in the broiler
- broil in the oven
You can BBQ it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.
- You can BBQ it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it.
Examples
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To prepare a quick dinner, simply season the salmon and broil it for six minutes.
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Yeah, but if you had something light, like a broiled lamb chop and a green vegetable--
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Got to broil the bacon.
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Are you gonna roast it or broil it?
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In my house, with my mother's picture on the mantel and my sister helping me broil a big steak for three.
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- Oh, yes, I recommend to you two lovers our beautiful broiled chicken dish.
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And of course, broiled mushrooms that taste like nothing less than pieces of the clean earth itself.
Fiction book (1992) -
I sipped some wine and moved my broiled fish around on my plate.
Fiction book (1997) -
We sat at Mrs. Cashman's card table and ate the fish she'd broiled.
Fiction book (1998) -
We went to the lakeside inn where we'd had our first date and ate broiled salmon fillet with lime and avocado salsa.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying
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1.0
To cook food over direct heat on metal bars
To cook food in a hot pan without adding fat so melted fat runs off
How Hot
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word broil comes from an old French word that meant 'to roast' or 'sear'. Think of a broiler or a grill that uses very strong heat from above, so to broil is to cook food quickly with direct high heat.