ROAST Definition & Meaning

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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

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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
informal.
to criticize severely

noun

something that has been roasted, esp meat

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of roast¹

1250–1300; Middle English rosten (v.) < Old French rostir < Germanic; compare Dutch roosten, German ��ö��ٱ��

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of roast¹

C13: from Old French rostir , of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch roosten to roast

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Use it to garnish steamed clams or mussels or mix it into a savory stuffing for roasted oysters.

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For another savory option, try adding roasted garlic and spices — like ground coriander or ground cardamom — alongside your butter base, salt, herbs and citrus.

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I regularly sear it, roast it, grill it and sauté it whole.

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Obama's roasting of Trump at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in 2011 is widely viewed as the moment that kickstarted Trump's decade of revenge.

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