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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
informalto criticize severely
noun
something that has been roasted, esp meat
Other Word Forms
- roastable adjective
- half-roasted adjective
- overroast verb
- underroast verb (used with object)
- unroasted adjective
- well-roasted adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of roast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of roast1
Example Sentences
Slices of homemade zucchini frittata were eaten with roasted potatoes and a mixed greens salad.
Especially since fathers today are increasingly tackling more diverse childcare tasks like sculpting the perfect hair bun for a child’s ballet class or packing roasted broccolini in a school lunch.
They can also be added to an omelette or roasted on their own and finished with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar.
In Wales, melted or roasted cheese became popular across all social classes, eventually evolving into Welsh rarebit.
Some also swear by cold meats like cold roast beef, chilled or cured salmon and marinated or pickled raw vegetables.
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