roast

/roust/
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roast

The chef prepares to roast a chicken in the oven.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To cook (food, especially meat) by exposing it to dry heat, typically in an oven or over a fire. This is the most common meaning.
    • To criticize or make fun of someone severely or humorously, often in a public setting. This is an informal usage.
    • To make something, or someone, very hot or warm.

  2. Noun:

    • A piece of meat that has been or is intended to be cooked by roasting. It is often a large cut for multiple servings.
    • An event where someone is subjected to humorous criticism and jokes, often as a tribute. This is an informal usage.
    • The process or act of roasting something.

  3. Adjective:

    • Describing food, especially meat, that has been cooked by roasting.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (to cook):
    • She will roast the chicken with herbs and lemon.
    • We roasted chestnuts over the open fire.
  • Verb (to criticize humorously):
    • The comedians roasted the politician's latest speech.
    • At the retirement party, his colleagues lovingly roasted him.
  • Noun (piece of meat):
    • We bought a large roast of beef for the holiday dinner.
    • The pork roast needs to cook for several hours.
  • Noun (humorous criticism event):
    • The celebrity attended a comedy roast in his honor.
  • Adjective:
    • We served roast beef and vegetables.
    • He made a sandwich with roast turkey.
Advanced Usage
  • "To roast someone" (informal): To defeat or outperform someone decisively, often in a competitive context like gaming or sports.
    • Our team got absolutely roasted in the final match.
  • "To be roasting" (informal): To feel very hot.
    • I'm roasting in this thick sweater; I need to take it off.
Variants and Related Words
  • Roaster (noun): A pan or appliance for roasting food; a chicken or other animal suitable for roasting.
  • Roasting (noun/adjective): The process of cooking by roasting; (informal) severe criticism. As an adjective, it can describe very hot weather.
    • The roasting took three hours. (noun)
    • We faced a roasting from the critics. (noun, informal)
    • It's a roasting hot day. (adjective, informal)
Synonyms
  • Bake (verb, for cooking, but often used for bread, cakes, or items without initial browning).
  • Broil (verb, US English for cooking with direct heat from above).
  • Grill (verb, for cooking over direct heat).
  • Tease or Ridicule (verb, for the critical meaning).
  • Joint or Cut (noun, for the meat meaning).
Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms
  • "To rule the roast" (idiom, archaic): To be in charge; to be the dominant person. (Modern equivalent: "to rule the roost").
  • There are no common phrasal verbs specifically formed with "roast." The verb is typically used transitively (roast something/someone).
roast

The chef prepares to roast a chicken in the oven.

Adjective
  1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
Noun
  1. negative criticism
  2. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
Verb
  1. 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
  2. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
    • roast the turkey

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