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Noun
S:
(n)
broil
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broiling
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grilling
(cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))
Verb
S:
(v)
broil
,
oven broil
(cook under a broiler)
"broil fish"
S:
(v)
broil
,
bake
(heat by a natural force)
"The sun broils the valley in the summer"
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S:
(v)
bake
,
broil
(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"