n. 1. Football a. The field of play. b. The game itself. 2. A metal structure high above the stage of a theater, from which ropes or cables are strung to scenery and lights. 3. a. A flat framework of parallel metal bars used for broiling meat or fish. b. An object resembling such a framework. [Middle English gridirne, lattice, grill, alteration (influenced by iren, irne, iron) of gridere, alteration of gridel; see GRIDDLE.] |
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