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broil

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[ broil ]

verb (used with object)

  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.


verb (used without object)

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

noun

  1. the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
  2. something broiled, especially meat:

    She ordered a beef broil and salad.

broil

2

[ broil ]

noun

  1. an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult:

    a violent broil over who was at fault.

verb (used without object)

  1. to quarrel; brawl.

broil

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/ ²ú°ùɔɪ±ô /

verb

  1. to cook (meat, fish, etc) by direct heat, as under a grill or over a hot fire, or (of meat, fish, etc) to be cooked in this way Usual equivalent (in Britain and other countries)grill
  2. to become or cause to become extremely hot
  3. intr to be furious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. the process of broiling
  2. something broiled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

broil

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/ ²ú°ùɔɪ±ô /

noun

  1. a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to brawl; quarrel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of broil1

1300–50; Middle English brulen, brolyn, broillen < Anglo-French bruill ( i ) er, broil ( l ) er, Old French brusler, brul ( l ) er to burn ( French ²ú°ùû±ô±ð°ù ), a conflation of the verbs represented by Old French bruir to burn (< Frankish *²ú°ùÅÂá²¹²Ô; compare Middle High German ²ú°ùü ( ej ) en, German ²ú°ùühen to scald) and usler < Latin ³Ü²õ³Ù³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð to scorch

Origin of broil2

1400–50; late Middle English broylen to present in disorder, quarrel < Anglo-French, Old French broiller to jumble together < Gallo-Romance *²ú°ù´Ç»å¾±³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð, equivalent to *brod- (< Germanic; broth, brewis ) + Late Latin -¾±³¦³Ü±ôÄå°ù±ð v. suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of broil1

C14: from Old French bruillir to burn, of uncertain origin

Origin of broil2

C16: from Old French brouiller to mix, from breu broth; see brewis , brose
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In July, El Sobrante managers informed the South Coast Air Quality Management District that a chemical reaction brewing inside the landfill was causing broiling temperatures and producing toxic sulfur pollution, according to air district records.

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For nearly two years, Chiquita Canyon had been struggling to handle the fallout from a rare chemical reaction that caused broiling temperatures to break out deep underground in a closed portion of the landfill.

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The broiling temperatures have affected a roughly 30-acre area, where putrid gases and hazardous liquids have burst through the surface of the landfill.

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It’s a really nice quiet restaurant and I get my combo plate with broiled salmon, tamagoyaki, soup, rice and little pickles.

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After almost a week of record-breaking high temperatures, Californians should begin to see some relief from the oppressive October heat wave that has broiled inland areas — and even some coastal regions — across the state.

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