A large social entertainment, usually in the open air, at which animals are roasted whole, and other provisions liberally supplied. Also attributive…

(a) an act of poking something out (rare); (b) (U.S. slang) a parcel of food given to a tramp, etc.; a lunch; (c) (U.S. slang) a cookout; an outdoor…

a social event at which wieners are cooked, typically on a barbecue or sticks over a campfire.

An informal or impromptu meal, esp. one cooked and eaten outdoors; a gathering or event featuring such a meal (cf. cookout, n.).

= barbecue, n. 4. Also attributive: designating barbecued or barbecue-flavoured food.

= barbecue, n. 4. Also: food that has been barbecued or flavoured with barbecue flavourings. Frequently attributive.

An out-door meal, esp. a picnic, at which meat is grilled; a barbecue.

A party or gathering at which food is cooked and eaten outdoors; a barbecue.

Esp. in Argentina and Brazil: a social occasion at which such food is served; a barbecue.

transitive and intransitive.

= barbecue, n. 1 4.