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to charbroil

to charbroil

1 3.5
To cook food over hot coals or an open flame to give it a slightly charred, smoky taste
  • verb
  • /ˈtʃɑːrˌbrɔɪl/
  • US
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  • Happily, this last afternoon—late now—was summery, rare for Labor Day week, with only the slightest breeze, great for charbroiling.
  • charbroiled meat
  • charbroiled steak
  • charbroiled chicken

Examples

  • In fact, were burning at the stake an option, I'd vote for Mr. Luke to be charbroiled.

    Blog text (27)

  • Could I have a burger... charbroiled... with an order of fries and a coke?

    Vulgar (2002)

  • I could eat Hemingway's heart, charbroiled with rhinestones.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • It was one of our friendly neighborhood dope fiends who hit a lick off the wrong motherfucker, and ended up charbroiled for their trouble.

    Blood Dried Hands (2024)

  • Charbroiled to crispy burnt perfection, it's served on a crusty lunch bread.

    Stay (2020)

  • The backyard barbecue featured delicious charbroiled burgers that everyone enjoyed.

  • He loves to charbroil vegetables and shrimp for his summer cookouts.

  • Every Sunday, we charbroil steaks over the open flame for our family dinner.

Synonyms

to cook
vsto charbroil
∞ 1.0

To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying

means using open flame or hot coals as a specific direct method
to roast
vsto charbroil
172 1.0

To cook food using dry heat in an oven or over a fire

uses direct flame or hot coals on a metal rack rather than oven heat
to grill
vsto charbroil
140 1.0

To cook food over direct heat on metal bars

uses open flame or hot coals rather than only direct heat
to barbecue
vsto charbroil
50 1.3

To cook food outdoors on a grill or over an open fire

focuses on open flame or hot coals, not necessarily outdoors or only meat
to broil
vsto charbroil
  • US
17 2.8

To cook food with strong heat from above so the top becomes brown or crispy

uses open flame or hot coals usually from below rather than above

How Charred

to burn
∞ 1.0
to char
53 4.6
to charbroil
  • US
1 3.5
to sear
76 6.1
to grill
140 1.0

Surface Forms

charbroil infinitive
charbroiled past
charbroiled past participle
charbroiling present participle
charbroils third person singular

Morphology

charbroil = char + broil (transparent) = char + broil

The verb meaning 'to cook so as to char while broiling' is a direct verbalization of the compound components.

Etymology

The verb charbroil comes from the same parts, char ('to burn slightly') and broil ('to cook with high heat'), and it means to cook food over an open flame or hot coals so it gets a smoky, charred taste.