broil: Meaning and Definition of

broil

1. to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron over the heat or in an oven under the heat; grill: to broil a steak.
2. to scorch; make very hot.

1. to be subjected to great heat; become broiled.
2. to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc.

1. the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
2. something broiled, esp. meat: She ordered a beef broil and salad.

broil

1. an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult: a violent broil over who was at fault.

1. to quarrel; brawl.