Barbecue

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 barbecue grill.
	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. [imp. & p. p. Barbecued ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Barbecuing.] They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game and fish in the smoke. - Stedman.
	2.	To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog. Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. - Pope.

Noun	1.	barbecue - meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce 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

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