grill, grille

Grill refers to a dish, a metal rack or a cooking process involving direct heat.

• A traditional mixed grill is not a suitable dish for vegetarians.
• Place each piece of chicken on the grill and baste with the remaining liquid.
• Ben refuses to grill anything but salmon steaks on his new barbecue.

To grill someone is to interrogate that person.

• The police detective grilled the suspect about her activities on the previous Tuesday.
• Teenagers coming home at 3 a.m. often get a grilling from their parents.

A grille is a decorative metal screen.

• By the end of the day, thousands of dead insects were stuck to the grille of our new camper.