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roast Definition

roast (rōst)

transitive verb

  1. to cook (something) with little or no moisture, as in an oven, over an open fire, or in hot embers to roast a chicken, an ox, an ear of corn, etc.
  2. to dry, parch, or brown (coffee, etc.) by exposure to heat
  3. to expose to great heat
  4. to heat (an ore) in a furnace in the presence of oxygen or air so as to form oxides
  5. to warm (oneself), as at a fireplace
  6. Informal to criticize severely or ridicule without mercy

Etymology: ME rosten < OFr rostir < Frank *raustjan, akin to OHG rosten < rost, gridiron, roast

intransitive verb

  1. to roast meat, etc.
  2. to be cooked by being roasted
  3. to be or become very hot

noun

  1. something roasted; esp., roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat
  2. a cut of meat for roasting
  3. a roasting or being roasted
  4. ☆ a picnic at which food is roasted and eaten a steer roast
  5. Informal
    1. severe criticism or ridicule
    2. ☆ an entertainment at which a person, esp. a celebrity, undergoes severe but playful criticism

adjective

roasted roast pork

roast Related Forms

roast′·ing adjective

roast Synonyms

roast

n.

Cuts of meat used as roasts include: shoulder, breast, rib, cross rib, rump, chuck, brisket, crown, leg, top round, bottom round, blade; Kinds of meat used for roasts include: lamb, beef, pork, veal, venison;

roast Synonyms

roast

v.

broil, barbecue, bake; see cook.

roast Usage Examples

Object

  • peanut: Electric Sanders Three packets of dry roasted peanuts and a brandy.
  • pepper: The roasted sweet pepper awash with garlic provided a vibrant backdrop to a large roundel of goat's cheese oozing over its crostini perch.
  • chestnut: They have a creamy flesh with a sweet flavor that is similar to squash or roasted chestnuts.
  • bean: There are three ways of cooling roasted beans: Water cooling: a shower of water chills the hot roasted beans.
  • vegetable: And the sandwiches looked very nice, too: the smoked salmon and cream cheese and the roasted vegetables and cheese looked especially good.
  • garlic: M: roasted rack of English spring lamb with roasted garlic & honey jus and fondant potatoes.

Preposition: on

spit: May they all roast on a spit with an apple in their mouths.

Adjective modifier

succulent: All starters and desserts are homemade and the main course is usually a succulent roast served with accompanying sauces and fresh vegetables.

Modifies a noun

  • beef: Sandwich choices consist of a roast beef au jus or roasted chicken.
  • turkey: In the lovely decorated house, He smelled a lovely roast turkey.
  • pork: The hard skin or " crackling " of roast pork.
  • potato: I think you cant beat a good roast potato!
  • chicken: Thanks Mary " James M Dear Mary, I have a fantastic recipe for roast chicken with 40 cloves of garlic.
  • lamb: Roast lamb is the classic partner for good Claret.

Noun used with modifier

  • hog: Sat 26th Today is hog roast, & I am helping at pp stall.
  • spit: Phrases like " Get it in her " and " Shall we have a spit roast " were uttered by someone.
  • Sunday: My favorite food: I love a good sunday roast!
  • nut: Sample menu: Lasagna, nut roast, vegan cheese pie, tofu burgers.

Preposition: in

oven: Roast in a hot oven for 10 minutes for the carrots to take on a shiny glaze.

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