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- DictionaryRoast/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"
- 2. criticize or reprimand severely: informal "if you waste his time he'll roast you"
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"
- 2. a banquet at which the guest of honor is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US
ROAST meaning: 1. to cook food in an oven or over a fire: 2. to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become…. Learn more.
[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 came from the kitchen. You should boil the potatoes for a little before you roast them.
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/
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…
3 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.
[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. See roast in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: roast. Definition of roast verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Apr 26, 2024 · 1. transitive verb. When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an oven or over a fire. I personally would rather roast a chicken whole. Synonyms: cook, bake, grill, broil [US] More Synonyms of roast. 2. adjective [ADJ n] Roast meat has been cooked by roasting. They serve the most delicious roast beef. 3. countable noun.
