Broil

n.	1.	A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness in human nature which will which will cause innumerable broils, place men in what situation you please. - Burke.
v. t.	1.	To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. [imp. & p. p. Broiled ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Broiling.]
	2.	To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.
v. i.	1.	To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat. The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun. - Cheyne.

Noun	1.	broil - cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill) Synonyms: broiling, grilling
Verb	1.	broil - cook under a broiler; "broil fish" Synonyms: oven broil
	2.	broil - heat by a natural force; "The sun broils the valley in the summer" Synonyms: bake

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