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1. Cooking by direct exposure to radiant heat (as over a fire or under a grill)
   - broil [N. Amer], grilling, grill

1. Cook under a broiler
   "broil fish"
   - oven broil [N. Amer], grill
    
2. Heat by a natural force
   "The sun broils the valley in the summer"
   - bake, grill
    
3. Be very hot, due to hot weather or exposure to the sun
   "The town was broiling in the sun"
   - bake, grill

See also: broiler [N. Amer]

Type of: be, cookery, cooking, grill, heat, heat up, preparation

Encyclopedia: Broil