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to grill chicken

to grill chicken

5 2.1
Cook chicken on a grill over high heat to give brown, smoky marks
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡrɪl ˈtʃɪkən/
: asar pollo
  • I should go home and make a salad and finish off that leftover grilled chicken.
  • grilled chicken breast
  • grilled chicken salad
  • grilled chicken sandwich

You know how when you're grilling chickens and if you like?

Examples

  • Jason's mother perched on the edge of a kitchen stool, watching him grill chicken breasts for their dinner.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Along with asparagus, I'm also going to finish up the last of my quinoa mac and cheese and some grilled chicken.

    Blog text (8)

  • At home, Kara played in the backyard while her mom grilled chicken for dinner.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • They made a very nice grilled chicken, which they traditionally enjoy with French mustard.

    Blog text (31)

  • Our delicious lunch will be mesquite-grilled chicken, salad, potatoes or rice (cook's choice) and a vegetable.

    Academic text (1994)

  • One of my go-to meals for dinner is whole wheat pasta, grilled chicken, and broccoli all mixed together with marinara sauce.

    Blog text (30)

  • It's an excellent wine for meatier fish (salmon or tuna, perhaps), grilled chicken and grilled vegetables, or pork tenderloin.

    Blog text (31)

  • Add some mesclun, grilled chicken, bleu cheese crumble, and raspberry vinaigrette, and now you've got something there.

    Blog text (30)

  • Once the red chili flakes are sizzling, add the broccoli florets, sliced grilled chicken, and toasted almonds.

    Blog text (15)

  • For a delicious summer meal, I plan to grill chicken on the barbecue this weekend.

Synonyms

to cook
vsto grill chicken
∞ 1.0

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

is the specific use of direct heat aimed at a charred result
to grill
vsto grill chicken
140 1.0

To cook food over direct heat on metal bars

focuses on a particular meat cooked to produce a charred flavor
to broil
vsto grill chicken
  • US
17 2.8

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

uses direct heat often from below to create a smoky charred taste

How Elaborate

stuffing
1 1.4
to grill chicken
5 2.1

Surface Forms

grill chicken infinitive
grilled chicken past
grilled chicken past participle
grilling chicken present participle
grills chicken third person singular

Morphology

grill + chicken

The meaning 'to cook chicken over direct heat' is directly and compositionally derivable from 'grill' (to cook over direct heat) plus 'chicken' (the meat). This straightforward verb+object construction is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Grill chicken comes from the simple image of putting chicken on hot metal bars or over a fire so the heat makes brown marks and a smoky taste. So it means 'to cook chicken' over direct heat on a grill.