The action of oppose, v. 1b; an instance of this; an interrogation. Obsolete.

Strict examination or calling to account. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. A person or group likened to the Spanish Inquisition, esp. in subjecting a person to gruelling questioning; intense or gruelling…

An attempt at extracting information from anyone by exhaustive or skilful questioning. Cf. pump, v. 8a 10a. Obsolete. rare.

Extortion of a confession (from a prisoner, etc.) by close interrogation †or torture. Cf. sweat, v. 4c.

gen. Any intensive, sustained, or unwelcome questioning; a ‘grilling’.

An interrogation of a prisoner by the police involving the infliction of mental or physical suffering in order to bring about a confession or to…

an interview in which there is a deliberate attempt to subject a candidate to stress by the nature of the questioning.