grill
A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots,…A grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
10 sensesA grating; a grid of wire or a sheet of material with a pattern of holes or slots, usually used to protect something while allowing the passage of air and liquids. Typical uses: to allow air through a fan while preventing fingers or objects from passing; to allow people to talk to somebody, while preventing attack.
Grill
решёткаrešótka, ра́шперrášper
The criss-cross pieces that separate panes of glass in a window.
On a vehicle, a slotted cover as above, to protect and hide the radiator, while admitting air to cool it.
Grill
решёткаrešótka
(UK)A cooking device comprising a source of radiative heat and a means of holding food under it; a broiler in US English
грильgrilʹ, ра́шперrášper, шашлы́чницаšašlýčnica
(US)A cooking device comprising a source of radiative and convective heat and a means of holding food above it; a barbecue.
I put some peppers and mushrooms on the grill to go with dinner.
Grill
грильgrilʹ, барбекю́barbekjú, шашлыки́šašlykí
грильhrylʹ, барбекю́barbekjú
Food (designed to be) cooked on a grill.
a packet of frozen cauliflower cheese grills
жарко́еžarkóje, грильgrilʹ, барбекю́barbekjú
a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill
A grillroom; a restaurant serving grilled food.
These coupons will get you a discount at Johnny's Bar and Grill.
(colloquial)A type of jewelry worn on the front teeth.
(broadly, colloquial)The front teeth regarded collectively.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Harm.
Examples
152 sentencesI haven't grilled the fish yet.
ruЯ ещё не пожарил рыбу. — marafon
Tom threw sausages on the grill.
Tom ate a grilled cheese sandwich.
The police grilled Tom for hours.
Tom took the meat off the grill.
Translations
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Origin
1655, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”)1655, from French gril, from Middle French gril, from Old French greïl, graïl (“gridiron”), from graïlle (“grate, grating”), from Latin crātīcula (“gridiron”), diminutive of crātis (“hurdle, wickerwork”), q.v. Related to griddle, hurdle.
From Middle English grille, from Old English *grylla, *griella, from Proto-West Germanic *gralljō.
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Forms
plural: grills / grillzSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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