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- Dictionaryroast/rəʊst/
verb
- 1. cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire: "she was going to roast a leg of mutton for Sunday dinner" Similar
- 2. criticize or reprimand severely: informal "if you waste his time he'll roast you" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of food) having been roasted: "a plate of cold roast beef"
noun
- 1. a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting: "carving the Sunday roast"
- 2. a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US
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ROAST definition: 1. to cook food in an oven or over a fire: 2. to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become…. Learn more.
to criticize severely or speak angrily to someone: Critics roasted him for exploiting racial stereotypes. [ T ] mainly US, informal. to humorously criticize and make jokes about a famous person at a public event honoring that person, as a part of the event: He's known for roasting big-name celebrities on his Comedy Central shows.
ROAST definition: 1. If you roast food, you cook it in an oven or over a fire, and if food roasts, it is cooked in an…. Learn more.
Definition of roast verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. : to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones. roast a potato in ashes. b.
a facetious ceremonial tribute, usually concluding a banquet, in which the guest of honor is both praised and good-naturedly insulted in a succession of speeches by friends and acquaintances. an outdoor get-together, as a picnic or barbecue, at which food is roasted and eaten: a weenie roast.
to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, esp. in an oven. 2. to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit. 3. to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans. 4. to cook or heat by embedding in hot coals, embers, etc. to roast chestnuts. 5.
roast meaning, definition, what is roast: to cook something, such as meat, in an o...: Learn more.
To roast can mean to cook, or to poke fun of someone as a way of honoring them. In cooking, slow, dry heat is used to roast things. When a cook roasts a piece of meat, you can call the meat itself a roast too.
roast. ( rəʊst) vb ( mainly tr) 1. (Cookery) to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven. 2. (Cookery) to brown or dry (coffee, etc) by exposure to heat. 3. (Metallurgy) metallurgy to heat (an ore) in order to produce a concentrate that is easier to smelt.
