barbecue

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: barbeque, barbacue, barbette, barbecued, barbecues, barbeau, barbee, barbecuer, burlecue, barbue

Antonyms: barbeque, barbacue, barbette, barbecued, barbecues, barbeau, barbee, barbecuer, burlecue, barbue

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A [[fireplace]] or [[pit]] for [[grilling]] [[food]], typically used [[outdoors]] and [[traditionally]] [[employ]]ing [[hot]] [[charcoal]] as the [[heating]] [[medium]].
2. A [[meal]] or [[event]] [[highlight]]ed by [[food]] [[cook]]ed in such an [[apparatus]].
3. {{cap|meat}}, especially [[pork]] or [[beef]], which has been [[cook]]ed in such an [[apparatus]] (i.e. [[smoke]]d over [[indirect]] [[heat]] from high-smoke [[fuel]]s) and then [[chop up|chopped up]] or [[shred]]ded.
4. {{lb|en|dated}} A [[hog]], [[ox]], or other [[large]] [[animal]] [[roast]]ed or [[broil]]ed [[whole]] for a [[feast]].
5. A [[floor]] on which [[coffee bean]]s are [[sun-dried]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[framework]] of [[stick]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[cook]] [[food]] on a [[#Noun|barbecue]]; to [[smoke]] food over [[indirect]] [[heat]] from [[high]]-smoke [[fuel]]s.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[grill]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|somewhat|derogatory|transitive}} To [[kill]] or [[destroy]] using [[high]] [[heat]] or [[fire]]; to [[cook]]; to [[burn]].

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