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   roast

   /rəʊst/

   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 mutton for Sunday dinner" Similar cookbakegrillspit-roastpot-roastbroil
   • ▪ (of food) be cooked by roasting: "she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch"
   • ▪ process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat: "decaffeinated coffee beans are roasted and ground"
   • ▪ make or become very warm, especially through 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 criticizecensurecondemncastigatechastiselambastpillorysavageattackfind 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 favour"

   adjective

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

   noun

   • 1. a joint 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 honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US

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

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROAST | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     ROAST meaning: 1. to cook food in an oven or over a fire: 2....

   • Znaczenie Roast, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ROAST definicja: 1. to cook food in an oven or over a fire:...

   • Roast: Polish Translation

     ROAST translate: piec (się), opiekać (się), pieczeń, piec,...

   • Roast Turkish Translation

     ROAST translate: kızartmak, kızarmak, kızartma, kızartma et,...

   • Roast: Russian Translation

     ROAST translate: жарить(ся), печь(ся) , жаркое, жареное...

   • Roast: Thai Translation

     roast translate: ปิ้ง; อบ; ย่าง, ทำให้ร้อนก่อนบด, ปิ้ง; อบ;...

   • Ukrainian Translation

     ROAST - translate into Ukrainian with the English-Ukrainian...

   • Roast: Japanese Translation

     ROAST translate: （オーブンなどで）～を焼く, ローストする, ローストした肉・野菜, ローストする,...

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word roast, from cooking meat or vegetables to criticizing someone severely. See examples, synonyms, and related words for roast.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROAST | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishroast verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [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.

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   To roast can mean to cook, or to poke fun of someone as a way of honoring them. In cooking, slow, dry heat is used to roast things. When a cook roasts a piece of meat, you can call the meat itself a roast too. Another way to use this word is to mean “to make fun of someone,” like a toast but meaner and funnier.

8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishROAST - Definition in English - bab.la

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   UK /rəʊst/ verb (with object) 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 mutton for Sunday dinner (no object) (of food) be cooked by roasting she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat ...