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broil

broil

6 4.1
A way of cooking food with strong heat from above so the top becomes brown or crispy
  • noun
  • /brɔɪl/
  • US
translation icon : gratinado
  • Rare London broil.
  • Grill and broil
  • broil steak
  • Broil for 5 minutes

Examples

  • The chops and London broils, even the hamburgers, were beyond my budget then.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • No, this is a setting for London broil.

  • I have a little bit of a London broil meat and I yeah, and just meat.

  • I got London broil from the Greek.

  • Stole a London broil thick and lean

  • - R.J., how's the London broil?

  • How many London broils, how many quarts of soup, how many pans of lasagna will fit in one family's freezer?

    Fiction book (1998)
  • For dinner, we decided to prepare a delicious broil of steak with vegetables on the grill.

  • The chef recommended the broil as a healthy way to cook fish without adding extra fat.

  • After seasoning the chicken, we placed it in the oven for a quick broil to achieve a crispy skin.

Synonyms

grilling
vsbroil
21 1.9

A way of cooking food over direct heat, like on a grill or over a fire

is the action verb form referring to that cooking method
broiling
vsbroil
  • US
2 3.9

A way to cook food by putting it near strong heat, for example under a grill

is the action verb form referring to that cooking method

How Hot

searing
4.1
broil
  • US
6 4.1
grilling
21 1.9
roasting
21 1.4
baking
141 1.0

Surface Forms

broil singular
broils plural

Etymology

The noun broil names the cooking method that uses direct, high heat, just like a broiler or a hot grill. So a broil is the quick, intense way of cooking that gives food a browned or crispy top.