1. an outdoor meal or gathering where food is cooked over an open fire or on a grill
2. a grill or outdoor cooking apparatus used for cooking food over heat
3. food that has been cooked on a barbecue, especially meat with sauce

1. to cook food on a barbecue or grill

Examples

• We’re having a barbecue in the backyard this Saturday.
• Dad fired up the barbecue to cook hamburgers and hot dogs.
• The restaurant serves delicious barbecue ribs with tangy sauce.
• Let’s barbecue some chicken for dinner tonight.
• The neighborhood barbecue brought everyone together.
• She bought a new gas barbecue for the patio.
• The barbecue sauce was sweet and smoky.