Broil

·vt To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.

II. Broil ·vt To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, ·esp. upon a gridiron over coals.

III. Broil ·noun A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl; contention; discord, either between individuals or in the state.

IV. Broil ·vi To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire; to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.