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- Dictionaryroast/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
- 2. criticize or reprimand severely: informal "if you waste his time he'll roast you" Similar Opposite
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"
- 2. a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US
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ROAST definition: 1. to cook food in an oven or over a fire: 2. to heat nuts or coffee beans so that they become…. Learn more.
The meaning of ROAST is to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones. How to use roast in a sentence.
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.
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.
When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an oven or over a fire.
[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.
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…. Learn more.
