<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.</li><li>a dish of grilled meat, fish, etc.</li><li>a group of small pyramidal marks, embossed or impressed in parallel rows on certain U.S. and Peruvian stamps of the late 19th century to prevent erasure of cancellation marks.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to broil on a gridiron or other apparatus over or before a fire.</li><li>to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning.</li><li>to torment with heat.</li><li>to mark with a series of parallel bars like those of a grill.</li><li>to undergo broiling.</li></ul>