roast

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Coordinate terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 See also 1.7 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English rosten, from Old French rostir (modern: rôtir), of Germanic origin, cognate with Dutch roosteren etc.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: rōst, IPA: /rəʊst/, SAMPA: /r@Ust/
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• Rhymes: -əʊst

[edit] Verb

to roast (third-person singular simple present roasts, present participle roasting, simple past and past participle roasted)

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To process by drying trough exposure to sun or artificial heat

   Coffee beans need roasting before

3. (figuratively) (transitive) To admonish someone vigorously

   I’m late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time.

4. (figuratively) (transitive) To subject to bantering, severely criticize

   The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff

5. (intransitive) To undergo roasting in any of the above senses

[edit] Coordinate terms

• (to cook): bake, boil, broil, fry, grill, poach, toast

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[edit] Noun

roast (plural roasts)

1. A cut of meat suited to roasting
2. A gathering where the meal is being roasted
3. A comical event where a person is subjected to verbal roasting, yet may bepraised by sarcasm and jokes.

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[edit] Adjective

roast (not comparable)

1. having been cooked by roasting
2. (figuratively) subjected to roasting, bantered, severely criticized

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[edit] See also

• barbecue
• chargrill
• grill
• joint

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aorst
• Astro
• ratos
• sorta
• taros