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Adjective
/rōst/,
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roasts, 3rd person singular present; roasted, past participle; roasted, past tense; roasting, present participle;
  1. (of food) Having been cooked in an oven or over an open fire
    • - a plate of cold roast beef
Verb
  1. Cook (food, esp. 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
    • - roasted chestnuts
  2. (of food) Be cooked in such a way
    • - she checked the meat roasting in the oven
  3. Process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat
    • - coffee beans are roasted and ground
  4. Make (someone or something) very warm, esp. by exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire
    • - the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it
  5. Become very hot
    • - Jessica could feel her face begin to roast
  6. Criticize or reprimand severely
    • - if you waste his time he'll roast you
  7. Offer a mocking tribute to (someone) at a roast

Noun
  1. A cut of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting
    • - carving the Sunday roast
  2. A dish or meal of roasted food

  3. The process of roasting something, esp. coffee, or the result of this

  4. A particular type of roasted coffee
    • - continental roasts
  5. An outdoor party at which meat, esp. of a particular type, is roasted
    • - Harold put on a terrific pig roast
  6. A banquet to honor a person at which the honoree is subjected to good-natured ridicule


  1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
  2. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
  3. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
  4. knock: negative criticism
  5. ridicule: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
  6. A roast is an event in which an individual is subjected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise, outlandish true and untrue stories, and heartwarming tributes, the implication being that the roastee is able to take the jokes in good humor and not as serious criticism or insult, and ...
  7. Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat, whether an open flame, oven, or other heat source. Roasting usually causes caramelization or Maillard browning of the surface of the food, which is considered a flavor enhancement. ...
  8. (Roasted (Currensy song)) Shante Anthony Franklin better known by his stage name Curren$y, is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana.
  9. (Roasting (metallurgy)) For example: The gaseous product of sulfide roasting, sulfur dioxide (SO2) is often used to produce sulfuric acid. (See Sulfuric acid#Manufacture.)
  10. (Roasting (sexual act)) Group sex is sexual behavior involving more than two participants. Group sex can occur amongst people of all sexual orientations and genders. ...
  11. A cut of meat suited to roasting; A gathering where the meal is being roasted; A comical event where a person is subjected to verbal attack or roasts, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes; To cook food by heating in an oven or over fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even ...
  12. (Roasted) [feed] heated to a desired temperature in an oven for a period of time. Roasting increases the availability of carbohydrates and may reduce protein breakdown in the rumen.
  13. (roasted) cooked in oil in the oven
  14. (roasting) The heating of an ore or concentrate to effect some chemical change which will facilitate metal extraction.
  15. (Roasting) Dry heat method of cooking
  16. Roasting is what gives the natural green coffee bean its color and flavor. The way the beans are roasted is what determines their final flavor. Coffee beans typically lose about 20% of their weight during the roasting process.
  17. (ROASTING [turkish: tahmis]) This term means “roasting the beans”. Shops where coffee is roasted and ground are known as “tahmis” shops or “tahmisçiler” markets (roaster shops or roasters’ markets).
  18. (Roasting) A process of burning sulphide to liberate the contained metals
  19. (Roasting) Cooking meat or vegetables in the oven without a cover. Originally, cooking over an open fire, including a fireplace, with a reflector to reflect the heat.
  20. (Roasting) The chemical process that turns regular ol’ coffee beans into the aromatic and flavorful things that make such great drinks. Very often espresso roasts are darker than other coffee blends to minimize the bitterness, though making it too dark decreases the flavor as well.
  21. (Roasting) The treatment of an ore or concentrate with heat and causing partial or full oxidation of the reactive species present in the ore or concentrate. ...
  22. (Roasting) Treatment of ore by heat and air, or oxygen enriched air, or other reagent, to eliminate volatile substances and bring about chemical change such as oxidation of sulfides.
  23. (roasting) A process generally reserved for dark tobaccos that will be used in pipe mixtures or dark cigarettes. Roasting controls the moisture content of the tobacco and enhances the aroma.
  24. (roasting) Noun. Sexual intercourse between at least two males and a female, although it could in theory involve all males, in what may have traditionally being called an orgy. Probably an abb. of spit roasting. See spit roast
  25. Roasting - Barbecuing - Grilling - Rotisserie - Searing