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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill);
[syn: broil, broiling, grilling]


VERB (3)

1. cook under a broiler;
- Example: "broil fish"
[syn: broil, oven broil]

2. heat by a natural force;
- Example: "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
[syn: broil, bake]

3. be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun;
- Example: "The town was broiling in the sun"
- Example: "the tourists were baking in the heat"
[syn: bake, broil]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Broil \Broil\, v. i.
   To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire;
   to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.
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         The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun.
                                                  --Cheyne.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Broil \Broil\, n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus,
   broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin;
   cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. pr[=o]il marsh, G. br["u]hl,
   MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes
   apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this
   possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.]
   A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl;
   contention; discord, either between individuals or in the
   state.
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         I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness
         in human nature which will which will cause innumerable
         broils, place men in what situation you please.
                                                  --Burke.
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   Syn: Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation;
        dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Broiled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Broiling.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil,
   burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br["u]ejen, G. br["u]hen, to
   scald, akin to E. brood.]
   1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon
      a gridiron over coals.
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   2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

broil
    n 1: cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire
         or under a grill) [syn: broil, broiling, grilling]
    v 1: cook under a broiler; "broil fish" [syn: broil, oven
         broil]
    2: heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the
       summer" [syn: broil, bake]
    3: be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun; "The
       town was broiling in the sun"; "the tourists were baking in
       the heat" [syn: bake, broil]