Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun barbecue

3 senses of barbecue

Sense 1
barbecue, barbeque -- (meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce)
       => dish -- (a particular item of prepared food; "she prepared a special dish for dinner")

Sense 2
barbecue, barbeque -- (a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit)
       => cookout -- (an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors)

Sense 3
barbecue, barbeque -- (a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors)
       => rack -- (framework for holding objects)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb barbecue

1 sense of barbecue

Sense 1
barbeque, barbecue, cook out -- (cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest")
       => grill -- (cook over a grill; "grill the sausages")