Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.
- intransitive verb To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.
- intransitive verb To expose to great or excessive heat.
- intransitive verb Metallurgy To heat (ores) in a furnace in order to dehydrate, purify, or oxidize before smelting.
- intransitive verb To ridicule or criticize harshly.
- intransitive verb To honor at or subject to a roast.
- intransitive verb To cook food in an oven.
- intransitive verb To undergo roasting.
- noun Something roasted.
- noun A cut of meat suitable or prepared for roasting.
- noun The act or process of roasting.
- noun The state of being roasted.
- noun Harsh ridicule or criticism.
- noun A facetious tribute, as at a banquet, in which the honoree is alternately praised and insulted.
- adjective Roasted.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Roasted: as, roast beef; roast meat.
- noun That which is roasted, specifically a piece of beef; that part of a slaughtered animal which is selected for roasting, as a sirloin of beef or a shoulder of mutton.
- To cook, dress, or prepare (meats) for eating, originally on a grate or gridiron over or beneath a fire (broiling), but now by exposure to the direct action of dry heat (toasting).
- To heat to excess; heat violently.
- To dry and parch by exposure to heat: as, to
roast coffee. - In metallurgy, to heat with access of air. ; ;
- To expose (a person) to scathing ridicule or jesting, as by a company of persons, or for the amusement of a company.
- To perform the act of cooking by the direct action of dry heat.
- To become roasted or fit for eating by exposure to fire; hence, to be overheated or parched.
- In agriculture, in the process of bare-fallowing, to subject (the soil) to the full force of the sun in order to kill the weeds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.
- intransitive verb To undergo the process of being roasted.
- transitive verb To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; ; also, to cook in a close oven.
- transitive verb To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc..
- transitive verb To dry and parch by exposure to heat
- transitive verb Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
- transitive verb (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.
- transitive verb colloq. To banter severely.
- adjective Roasted.
- noun That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.
- noun to be at the head of affairs.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
cook food by heating in an oven or over fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance to the food. - verb To process by
drying throughexposure to sun or artificial heat - verb transitive, figuratively To
admonish someone vigorously - verb transitive, figuratively To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
- noun A cut of
meat suited to roasting - noun A
meal consisting of roast foods. - noun A comical
event where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised bysarcasm andjokes . - adjective having been cooked by roasting
- adjective figuratively subjected to roasting,
bantered , severely criticized
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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If an especially inviting roast of pork is desired, a _crown roast_ should be selected, for this is just as attractive as a crown roast of lamb.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish
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A block party with a pig roast is held every fall on a couple of the streets.
Where We Live: Manor Lake in Maryland's Montgomery County Barbara Ruben 2010
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Along with timed bursts of microwave energy, a roast is cooked, browned evenly and juices sealed in, its cooking time shortened significantly.
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Nearly every part of the deer can be made into jerky, but the best cuts are the eye round and rump roast from the hind legs.
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The advantage of a roast is that it cooks artfully, gradually, and because of its size and fat composition resists overcooking or dryness.
Ben Eisendrath: Steaks Fit to Thaw a Logger Ben Eisendrath 2010
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Place in roast pan and pour marinade over roast, covering with lid or foil.
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The roast is in the oven, and the crackling is coming up a treat. but the ham ooh the ham.
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The advantage of a roast is that it cooks artfully, gradually, and because of its size and fat composition resists overcooking or dryness.
Ben Eisendrath: Steaks fit to thaw a Logger Ben Eisendrath 2010
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Place in roast pan and pour marinade over roast, covering with lid or foil.
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The advantage of a roast is that it cooks artfully, gradually, and because of its size and fat composition resists overcooking or dryness.
Ben Eisendrath: Steaks fit to thaw a Logger Ben Eisendrath 2010
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And we see it in the noxious practice of “hogging,” or a “pig roast,” where young men compete with each other to see who can bed the fattest, or heaviest, woman — including, recently, at Cornell University, where I have been teaching for the last decade.
I Was Told No One Wants Fat Girls Penguin Random House 2024
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