'Roast' definitions:

Definition of 'roast'

From: WordNet
adjective
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven [syn: roast, roasted]
noun
A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion [syn: roast, joint]
noun
Negative criticism [syn: knock, roast]
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" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun]

Definition of 'Roast'

From: GCIDE
  • Roast \Roast\, v. i.
  • 1. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven. [1913 Webster]
  • He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To undergo the process of being roasted. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roast'

From: GCIDE
  • Roast \Roast\, n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. [1913 Webster]
  • A fat swan loved he best of any roost [roast]. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • To rule the roast, to be at the head of affairs. "The new-made duke that rules the roast." --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roast'

From: GCIDE
  • Roast \Roast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roasting.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r[^o]tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r[=o]sten, G. r["o]sten, fr. OHG. r[=o]st, r[=o]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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. [1913 Webster]
  • In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned. --BAcon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "Roasted in wrath and fire." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To banter severely. [Colloq.] --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Roast'

From: GCIDE
  • Roast \Roast\, a. [For roasted.] Roasted; as, roast beef. [1913 Webster]

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