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Barbecue
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
barbecues
Examples
They set up the barbecue in the backyard to grill burgers and hot dogs.
1.1
an outdoor party during which food, such as meat, fish, etc. is cooked on a metal frame over an open fire
Examples
During summer, we often enjoy a family barbecue at the park.
1.2
meat that has been cooked over a fire or grill, often coated with a highly seasoned or flavored sauce
Examples
We enjoyed barbecue ribs at the weekend picnic.
to barbecue
01
to grill food over fire, adding flavor with marinades or spices
Transitive: to barbecue food
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
barbecue
3rd person singular
barbecues
Past simple
barbecued
Past participle
barbecued
Examples
He loves to barbecue burgers and hot dogs on the grill during summer cookouts.
