Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - grill

~1 v 1 if you grill something, or if it grills, you cook it by putting it close to very strong direct heat  (Grill the burgers for eight minutes each side.) 2 to ask someone a lot of difficult questions in order to make them explain their actions, opinions etc  (I was grilled by customs officers for several hours.) ~2 n 1 BrE a part of a cooker (1) in which very strong heat from above cooks food on a metal shelf below; broiler (1) AmE  (Pop it under the grill for five minutes.) 2 a flat frame with metal bars across it that can be put over a fire, so that food can be cooked quickly on it 3 a place where you can buy and eat grilled food  (Henry J. Bean's Bar and Grill)  (- see also mixed grill) 4 a grille