roast

[roast]

Define roast. roast synonyms, roast pronunciation, roast translation, English dictionary definition of roast. v. roast·ed , roast·ing , roasts v. tr. 1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals. 2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat. 3.

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To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

Noun
negative criticism

Noun
a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

Verb
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"

Verb
subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

Adjective S.
(of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven

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v. t.
To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

v. t.
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

v. t.
To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.

v. t.
Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

v. t.
To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

v. t.
To banter severely.

v. i.
To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

v. i.
To undergo the process of being roasted.

n.
That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

a.
Roasted; as, roast beef.

Roast

Roast , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roasting.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r'93tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r&omac;sten, G. r'94sten, fr. OHG. r&omac;st, r&omac;sta, gridiron, G. rost; cf. AS. hyrstan to roast.] 1. To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. 2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned.

3. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. 4. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "Roasted in wrath and fire." Shak. 5. (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. 6. To banter severely. [Colloq.] Atterbury.

Roast

Roast, v. i. 1. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry.

2. To undergo the process of being roasted.

Roast

Roast, n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

A fat swan loved he best of any roost [roast].

To rule the roast, to be at the head of affairs. "The new-made duke that rules the roast." Shak.

Roast

Roast, a. [For roasted.] Roasted; as, roast beef.

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

Roasted; as, roast beef.

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Usage Examples

Anybody who thinks that getting a communication from a voter in your district is spam - that guy is pork. Roast pork unless he changes his point of view.

As for those grapefruit and buttermilk diets, I'll take roast chicken and dumplings.

When you cut that eggplant up and you roast it in the oven and you make the tomato sauce and you put it on top, your soul is in that food, and there's something about that that can never be made by a company that has three million employees.

America is a such a melting pot, I'm not sure if roast chicken is the classic comfort food for everybody.

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef love, like being enlivened with champagne.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

At home in L.A., Sunday is lazy. It's the wife and me lying in bed with coffee, watching 'The Soup' or something funny on TiVo. The kid will occasionally join us. Eventually, breakfast is at a place down the street called Paty's. And we always have some kind of great dinner - my wife makes a great roast beef.

I've actually tried to roast somebody that I don't like, and it doesn't go well. Either they're a bad sport or I'm not as funny as I could be.

A minister has to be able to read a clock. At noon, it's time to go home and turn up the pot roast and get the peas out of the freezer.

"My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she'd make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5'8"" and weighed 165 pounds."

I'm from Manchester, Mass., so it was lobster, lobster and more lobster! Also, lots of fish that we caught in the summers, clam chowder and roast beef sandwiches. But my mom was pretty healthy we had a lot of chicken and broccoli and rice as well.