broil has definitions from the field of food
1
[ verb ] (food) cook under a broiler

Synonyms

oven_broil

Examples

"broil fish"

Used in print

(Ann Carnahan, Nick Manero's Cook-out Barbeque...)

The nations 's number_one picnic treat is the skinless frankfurter - toasted over a bonfire on the beach or , more sedately , charcoal broiled on a portable grill .

Broil or toast as_usual .

Related terms

grill pan-broil cooking broiler

2
[ verb ] (food) heat by a natural force

Synonyms

bake

Examples

"The sun broils the valley in the summer"

Related terms

heat

3
[ noun ] (food) cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)

Synonyms

grilling broiling

Related terms

cooking grill

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