barbecue

Definition

  • n. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce
  • n. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit
  • n. a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors

Word forms

Third person singular
barbecues
Past participle
barbecued
Present participle
barbecuing
Past tense
barbecued

Example sentences

  1. n.

    We had a barbecue in the backyard last weekend.

  2. vt.

    I will barbecue some chicken and vegetables for dinner tonight.