grill
/ɡrɪl/verb
उच्चारण ग्रिल
भूनना; कड़ी पूछताछ करना
Core word
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[T]
to cook food under or over a very strong heat; to ask somebody a lot of questions about their ideas, actions, often in an unpleasant way
भूनना; कड़ी पूछताछ करना
- grilled by the interview board
- Radhika loves to grill paneer on the terrace on winter evenings.
- We grill fish on the beach in the evenings.
+ 2 more examples
- The police grilled the suspect for hours.
- Tandoori chicken is grilled over a charcoal fire.
Synonyms broil roast interrogate question quiz
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[C]
a frame of metal bars; a part of a cooker that sends heat downwards
जाली; ग्रिल
- window grill
- Place the cheese sandwiches under the grill for two minutes.
- The shopkeeper pulled down the iron grill over the shop front.
+ 2 more examples
- The kitchen has an oven with a grill at the top.
- Each window of the old house had a decorative grill.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
grill + object (cooking)
As a transitive verb it means to cook food directly under or over strong heat, such as fish, paneer or corn.
सकर्मक क्रिया के रूप में इसका अर्थ भोजन को तेज़ आँच के सीधे ऊपर या नीचे पकाना है, जैसे मछली, पनीर या भुट्टा।
- Radhika grilled the paneer tikka on a hot pan.
- Grill the sandwich until the cheese melts.
grill + sb + about/on sth
Informally, to grill someone is to question them closely and for a long time; the topic follows about or on.
अनौपचारिक रूप से किसी को grill करने का अर्थ उससे लंबे समय तक कड़ी पूछताछ करना है; विषय के पहले about या on आता है।
- The police grilled the suspect about his movements that night.
- The interview panel grilled him on his knowledge of current affairs.
be grilled (passive)
The passive is common in news reports about interviews, interrogations and parliamentary questioning.
साक्षात्कार, पूछताछ और संसदीय प्रश्नोत्तर की खबरों में passive रूप आम है।
- The minister was grilled by reporters for over an hour.
the grill (noun)
As a noun it is the metal frame for cooking, or the part of a cooker that gives heat from above; it can also mean a metal grid over a window.
संज्ञा के रूप में यह भोजन पकाने की धातु की जाली, cooker का ऊपर से ताप देने वाला भाग, या खिड़की पर लगी लोहे की जाली हो सकता है।
- Place the fish on the grill for ten minutes.
- A steel grill covers every window of the old library.
+Collocations 4
grill + food
chickenfishvegetablescornsandwichpaneer
- We grilled corn on the roof during the monsoon evening.
grill + adverb
lightlyslowlyevenlybrieflyover charcoal
- Grill the vegetables lightly so they stay crisp.
grill + person (questioning)
a suspecta witnessa candidatea ministera player
- The panel grilled each candidate for twenty minutes.
noun + grill
barbecuecharcoalgaselectricwindow
- My uncle bought an electric grill for the family picnic.
“More examples 5
- The cook grilled the tandoori chicken until it turned golden brown.
रसोइये ने तंदूरी चिकन को तब तक सेंका जब तक वह सुनहरा भूरा नहीं हो गया।
- The officer grilled the shopkeeper about the missing goods.
अधिकारी ने गायब सामान के बारे में दुकानदार से कड़ी पूछताछ की।
- Reporters grilled the coach after the heavy defeat.
भारी हार के बाद पत्रकारों ने कोच से तीखे सवाल पूछे।
- There is an iron grill on the balcony to keep monkeys out.
बंदरों को दूर रखने के लिए बालकनी पर लोहे की जाली लगी है।
- Radhika was grilled by her cousins about her wedding plans.
राधिका से उसके चचेरे भाई-बहनों ने उसकी शादी की योजनाओं के बारे में खूब सवाल किए।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The police grilled him for the robbery's details.
✓ The police grilled him about the robbery.
The topic of the questioning follows about or on, not for.
पूछताछ का विषय बताने के लिए about या on आता है, for नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all cook food, but the kind of heat is different.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ भोजन पकाने की हैं, पर ताप का प्रकार अलग है।
To cook directly under or over strong dry heat.
तेज़ सूखी आँच के सीधे ऊपर या नीचे पकाना।
- He grilled the fish over charcoal.
To cook in an oven or over a fire, usually in larger pieces and for longer.
oven या आग पर, प्रायः बड़े टुकड़ों को और अधिक समय तक पकाना।
- She roasted peanuts on the stove.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: grill also means question somebody hard ('grilled by the police').
प्रयोग में grill का अर्थ कड़ी पूछताछ करना भी है ('grilled by the police')।