meaning of broil
1. A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.
2. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals.
3. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
4. To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
Related Words
broil | broiled | broiler | broiling |