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Roast
rəʊst
- 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"
- (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"
- criticize or reprimand severely
"if you waste his time he'll roast you"
criticize censure condemn castigate chastise lambast pillory savage attack find fault with fulminate against abuse- subject to good-natured ridicule
"the Prince was roasted by Martin—a friendly American custom of insulting a person as a sign of favour"
- (of food) having been roasted
"a plate of cold roast beef"
- 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"
- a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule