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# barbecue

noun (a barbecue, barbecues; also BBQ, barbie in Australia); verb (barbecue, barbecues, barbecued, barbecuing)

«barbecue» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A metal grill or frame used for cooking food outdoors over hot coals, wood or gas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#m1)
2. An outdoor meal or party where food is cooked like this. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#m2)
3. To cook food on a barbecue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, families in Australia, New Zealand, the USA and elsewhere have barbecues in summer. In safety lessons, children keep away from a hot barbecue, never play near it, and an adult must be in charge; meat must be cooked right through. Phrases: have a barbecue, barbecue sauce, throw a barbecue, a barbie (Australia).

### Examples

- We had a barbecue in the back garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x1)
- Dad barbecued sausages and corn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x2)
- Keep away from the hot barbecue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x3)
- Make sure the chicken is cooked right through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x4)
- We're invited to a barbecue on Saturday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x5)
- Pass the barbecue sauce, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Also written "BBQ" and, in Australia and New Zealand, "barbie" (informal). Spelling: barbecue (not "barbeque" in careful writing). Safety: a barbecue stays hot long after cooking, and you should never use one indoors.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «barbecue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barbecue/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«barbecue» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/barbecue.html) on Mova free.