- to cook by direct heat, as on a gridiron over the heat or in an oven under the heat; grill: to broil a steak.
- to scorch; make very hot.
- to be subjected to great heat; become broiled.
- to burn with impatience, annoyance, etc.
- the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- something broiled, especially meat: She ordered a beef broil and salad.
- an angry quarrel or struggle; disturbance; tumult: a violent broil over who was at fault.
- to quarrel; brawl.
- 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
- to become or cause to become extremely hot
- to be furious
- the process of broiling
- something broiled
- a loud quarrel or disturbance; brawl
- to brawl; quarrel
