Overview of noun broil

The noun broil has 1 sense

• broil, broiling, grilling -- (cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill))

Overview of verb broil

The verb broil has 3 senses

• broil, oven broil -- (cook under a broiler; "broil fish")


• broil, bake -- (heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer")


• 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")