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roast
[ rohst ]
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.
roast
/ əʊ /
verb
- 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
Other Word Forms
- Dza· adjective
- -DzĻ adjective
- v·Dz verb
- ܲd·Dz verb (used with object)
- ܲ·DzĻ adjective
- ɱ-DzĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of roast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of roast1
Example Sentences
Some pestos throughout Italy also lean more toward a romesco-style sauce, using tomatoes or roasted peppers with nary a green in sight.
Most supermarket hams are already fully cooked, which means your job isn’t to roast so much as to gild the lily.
“I always crave a roasted dandelion root tea every March,” Ziata said.
The roast goose is being devoured with shots of baijiu, a Chinese white spirit alcohol.
I would chase dim sum with a roasted Sicilian pistachio gelato at Pazzo Gelato in Silver Lake or shaved ice at Joy in Highland Park.
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