1. (

• barbecue ,
• barbeque ,

) meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce ;

2. (

• barbecue ,
• barbeque

) a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit ;

3. (

• barbecue ,
• barbeque

) a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors ;

1. (

• barbeque ,
• barbecue ,
• cook_out

) cook outdoors on a barbecue grill; "let's barbecue that meat"; "We cooked out in the forest" ;