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   Roast

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   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 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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   3 days ago · 8 meanings: 1. to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven 2. to brown or dry (coffee,.... Click for more definitions.

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   1 [transitive, intransitive] roast (something) to cook food, especially meat, without liquid in an oven or over a fire; to be cooked in this way to roast a chicken the smell of roasting meat Topic Collocations Cooking preparing. prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish; weigh out 4oz of sugar/the ingredients; wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach

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   Collocations Cooking Cooking Preparing. prepare a dish/ a meal/ a menu/ dinner/ the fish; weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/ the ingredients; wash/ rinse the lettuce/ spinach/ watercress

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   Roast definition: to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven. See examples of ROAST used in a sentence.

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   May 21, 2024 · roast (plural roasts) A cut of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted. Serve the roast with gravy and mashed potatoes. 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 ...