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broil
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
broil
(verb)
broil
/
ˈ
brojəl/
verb
broils
;
broiled
;
broiling
broil
/
ˈ
brojəl/
verb
broils
;
broiled
;
broiling
Britannica Dictionary definition of BROIL
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1
[
+ object
]
:
to cook (food) directly over or under extremely high heat
broil
a chicken
a
broiled
steak
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2
[
no object
]
informal
:
to be extremely hot
The farm workers were
broiling
out in the hot sun.
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