n. | 1. | A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state. |
v. t. | 1. | To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon a gridiron over coals. |
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. |
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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 |