Standard Lemma guide

grilled

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ɡɹɪld/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪld
  • CMU ARPABET: G R IH1 L D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Cooked on a grill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

As if cooked on a grill.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • After a day in the sun, he was more grilled than his hamburger.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Fitted with a grille.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of grill

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
  • She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

cooked over an outdoor grill

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barbecued

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

cooked by radiant heat (as over a grill)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: broiled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From grill + -ed.

Etymology tree French grillebor. English grille English -ed English grilled From grille + -ed.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pariloitu — Translations
  • French: grillé — Translations
  • Galician: grellado — Translations
  • Italian: grigliato — Translations
  • Mongolian: хайрсан (xajrsan) — Translations
  • Portuguese: grelhado — Translations
  • Russian: жа́реный (žárenyj) — Translations
  • Swedish: grillad — Translations
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