broilBROIL,n. A tumult; a noisy quarrel; contention; discord,either between individuals or in the state. BROIL, v.t. To agitate with heat; to dress or cook over coals, before the fire; but more generally upon a gridiron over coals. BROIL, v.i. To be subjected to the action of heat, like meat over the fire; to be greatly heated or to sweat with heat. |