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GRIL/ɡrɪl/

A grill is the part of a British cooker that heats food from above. Put it under the grill; the grill is too hot. Countable: a grill. An oven is the closed box; a hob is the top with rings; a barbecue is outside. Grill can also be a verb: grill the fish — same family.

Meaning

The part of a cooker that heats food from above (British).

Examples

• “Put the toast under the grill.”
• “The cheese is bubbling under the grill.”
• “Turn the grill off, please.”

Good to know

British cooker: grill (heat from above). Contrast: oven (box), hob (top). Also verb: grill.

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