roast

[ rohst ]

/ roʊst /

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verb (used with object)

to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.

to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit.

to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans.

to cook or heat by embedding in hot coals, embers, etc.: to roast chestnuts.

to heat excessively: The summer sun has been roasting the entire countryside.

Metallurgy. to heat (ore or the like) in air in order to oxidize it.

to warm at a hot fire: She roasted her hands over the fire.

Informal. to ridicule or criticize severely or mercilessly.

to honor with or subject to a roast: Friends roasted the star at a charity dinner.

verb (used without object)

to roast meat or other food.

to undergo the process of becoming roasted.

noun

roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.

a piece of meat for roasting.

something that is roasted.

the act or process of roasting.

Informal. severe criticism.

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.

adjective

roasted: roast beef.

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Origin of roast

1250–1300; Middle English rosten (v.) < Old French rostir < Germanic; compare Dutch roosten, German rösten

OTHER WORDS FROM roast

roast·a·ble, adjectivehalf-roast·ed, adjectiveo·ver·roast, verbun·der·roast, verb (used with object)

un·roast·ed, adjectivewell-roast·ed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for roast

The nanas and poppies and grannies and grampses who flocked there to roast in the sun.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Remove the roast from the pan and let rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries|Carla Hall|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With time I learned to disassemble the entire hotpot and mount the heating coil on a roast beef can with a whole punched in it.
Tales of a Jailhouse Gourmet: How I learned to Cook in Prison|Daniel Genis|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They drove out to a restaurant on Eight Mile Road, and he drank two glasses of water, waiting for his roast beef sandwich and tea.
Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I plan to get shrimp as well as the catfish and also the roast beef.
New Orleans Celebrates Its Favorite Sandwich at the Oak Street Po-Boy Festival|Tyler Gillespie|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Charles Lamb's story of the discovery of roast pork comes into one's head with an effect of repartee.
War and the Future|H. G. Wells
They eat many, roast and boiled, and leave them on the trees to ripen.
The Voyages of Pedro Fernandez de Quiros|Pedro Fernandez de Quiros
The slaves carried baskets with cakes, roast meats and jars of hydromel.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
So they could have milk and eggs, and sometimes roast chicken for dinner, or roast mutton.
The Sandman: His Farm Stories|William J. Hopkins
Roast mutton, like roast beef, is better served rather underdone, but should be a little more done than beef.
Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks|Pierre Blot

British Dictionary definitions for roast

roast

/ (rəʊst) /

verb (mainly tr)

to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven

to brown or dry (coffee, etc) by exposure to heat

metallurgy to heat (an ore) in order to produce a concentrate that is easier to smelt

to heat (oneself or something) to an extreme degree, as when sunbathing, sitting before the fire, etc

(intr) to be excessively and uncomfortably hot

informal to criticize severely

noun

something that has been roasted, esp meat

Word Origin for roast

C13: from Old French rostir, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch roosten to roast

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roast

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for roast

verb (mainly tr)

noun

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