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BARBECUE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

Synonyms:

barbecue; barbeque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("barbecue" is a kind of...):

rack (framework for holding objects)

Derivation:

barbecue (cook outdoors on a barbecue grill)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

Synonyms:

barbecue; barbeque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("barbecue" is a kind of...):

cookout (an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors)

Derivation:

barbecue (cook outdoors on a barbecue grill)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

Synonyms:

barbecue; barbeque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("barbecue" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)

Derivation:

barbecue (cook outdoors on a barbecue grill)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cook outdoors on a barbecue grill

Example:

We cooked out in the forest

Synonyms:

barbecue; barbeque; cook out

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "barbecue" is one way to...):

grill (cook over or under a grill)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs barbecue the vegetables

Derivation:

barbecue (a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors)

barbecue (a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit)

barbecue (meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce)

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