n. | 1. | a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is cooked, usually outdoors; - also called a |
2. | A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue grill. | |
3. | A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. | |
4. | A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. | |
v. t. | 1. | To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron. |
2. | To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: barbeque |
2. | barbecue - a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit Synonyms: barbeque | |
3. | barbecue - a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors Synonyms: barbeque | |
Verb | 1. | barbecue - cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" Synonyms: cook out |