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   Roast

   /rōst/

   

   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 lamb for Sunday dinner" Similar cookbakegrillspit-roastpot-roastbroil
   • ▪ (of food) be cooked by roasting: "she checked the meat roasting in the oven"
   • ▪ process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat: "coffee beans are roasted and ground"
   • ▪ make or become very warm, especially by exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire: "the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it"
   • 2. criticize or reprimand severely: informal "if you waste his time he'll roast you" Similar criticizecensurecondemncastigatechastiselambastepillorysavageattackfind fault withfulminate againstabusereprimandrebukeberatereproveadmonishremonstrate withreproachtake to taskimpugnharangueblamerevilevilifygive someone a bad presshaul over the coalsinformal:knockslamtake to piecespull apartcrucifybashhammerlay intotear intosail intoroastgive someone a roastingcaneblastbawl outdress downrap over the knuckleshave a go atgive someone hellcarpetslateslag offrubbishmonsterrollickgive someone a rollickinggive someone a rockettear someone off a striptear a strip off someonechew outream outpummelcut upbagvulgar slang:bollockgive someone a bollockingtear someone a new arseholerip someone a new arseholetear someone a new assholerip someone a new assholedated:ratearchaic:slashrare:excoriateobjurgatereprehendOpposite praiseapprove of
   • ▪ subject to good-natured ridicule: North American "the Prince was roasted by Martin—a friendly American custom of insulting a person as a sign of favor"

   adjective

   • 1. (of food) having been roasted: "a plate of cold roast beef"

   noun

   • 1. a cut of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting: "carving the Sunday roast"
   • ▪ the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this: "the roast is stopped when the colour is moderately dark brown"
   • ▪ a particular type of roasted coffee: "continental roasts"
   • ▪ an outdoor party at which meat of a particular type is roasted: "Harold put on a terrific pig roast"
   • 2. a banquet at which the guest of honor is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin.

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   • (Definition of roast from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 烹調, 烘, 烤… 烹调, 烘, 烤… asar, asarse, tostar… assar, assado, assado [masculine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! 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….

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   What does roasted meat mean?

   • 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.

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   What is a traditional rostir roast?

   • • There was chapel in the morning, then Sunday dinner, usually the traditional roast. Origin roast1 (1200-1300) Old French rostir roast meaning, definition, what is roast: to cook something, such as meat, in an o...: Learn more.

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   What is a Sunday roast?

   • A meal consisting of roast foods . Come over this weekend for Sunday roast. The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted . Dark roast means that the coffee bean has been roasted to a higher temperature and for a longer period of time than in light roast.

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   2 days ago · roast in American English. (roust) transitive verb. 1. 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.

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   adjective [ always before noun ] A2. roast beef / pork. noun [ C ] uk / rəʊst / us. a piece of roasted meat: We usually have a roast for lunch on Sunday. (Definition of roast from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of roast. in Chinese (Traditional) 烹調, 烘, 烤… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 烹调, 烘, 烤…

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   Definition of roast – Learner’s Dictionary. roast. verb [ I, T ] uk / rəʊst / us. Add to word list. A2. If you roast food, you cook it in an oven or over a fire, and if food roasts, it is cooked in an oven or over a fire: Roast the lamb in a hot oven for 35 minutes. roast. adjective [ always before noun ] A2. roast beef / pork. noun [ C ]

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   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.

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   May 21, 2024 · ( transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance . Coordinate terms: bake, boil, broil, fry, grill, poach, toast. to roast meat on a spit.

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