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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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   What is the meaning of roasting?

   • 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 roast chestnuts. 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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   What is roast verb?

   • [intransitive, transitive] roast (something) (informal) to become or to make something become very hot in the sun or by a fire She could feel her skin beginning to roast. Definition of roast verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does roasted meat mean?

   • to roast meat or other food. to undergo the process of becoming roasted. 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 does roast a person mean?

   • [transitive] roast somebody (informal or humorous) to be very angry with somebody; to criticize somebody strongly Topics Feelings c2 [transitive] roast somebody (North American English, informal) to tell unkind jokes about somebody, but in a friendly way, as a form of tribute (= praise or honour)

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   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.

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    verb. subject to laughter or ridicule. “His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday” synonyms: blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule. see more. noun. negative criticism. synonyms: knock. see more. Pronunciation. US. /roʊst/