First Known Use: 13th century
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1roast
verb \ˈrōst\
: to cook (food such as chicken, potatoes, or beef) with dry heat in an oven or over a fire
: to dry (something, such as a bean or nut) with heat
: to be very hot
Full Definition of ROAST
transitive verb
1
a : to cook by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones <roast a potato in ashes> b : to dry and parch by exposure to heat <roast coffee beans>
2
: to heat (inorganic material) with access of air and without fusing to effect change (as expulsion of volatile matter, oxidation, or removal of sulfur from sulfide ores)
3
: to heat to excess <roasted by the summer sun>
4
: to subject to severe criticism or ridicule <films have been roasted by most critics — H. J. Seldes>
5
: to honor (a person) at a roast
intransitive verb
1
: to cook food by heat
2
: to undergo being roasted
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Origin of ROAST
Middle English rosten, from Anglo-French rostir, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German rōsten to roast
2roast
noun
: a piece of meat that is roasted
: an outdoor party at which food is cooked over an open fire
: an event at which someone is honored and people tell jokes or funny stories about that person in a friendly way
Full Definition of ROAST
1
: a piece of meat suitable for roasting
2
: a gathering at which food is roasted before an open fire or in hot ashes or sand
3
: an act or process of roasting; specifically : severe banter or criticism
4
: a banquet honoring a person (as a celebrity) who is subjected to humorous tongue-in-cheek ridicule by friends
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First Known Use of ROAST
14th century
3roast
adjective
: cooked by roasting
Full Definition of ROAST
: that has been roasted <roast beef>
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First Known Use of ROAST
14th century
ROAST Defined for Kids
1roast
verb \ˈrōst\
roast·edroast·ing
Definition of ROAST for Kids
1
: to cook with dry heat (as in an oven)
2
: to be or make very hot <I roasted in the sun.>
— roast·er noun
2roast
adjective
Definition of ROAST for Kids
: cooked with dry heat <roast beef>
3roast
noun
Definition of ROAST for Kids
1
: a piece of meat suitable for cooking with dry heat
2
: an outdoor party at which food is cooked over an open fire
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