roast

IPA: rˈoʊst

A cut of meat suited to roasting; meat that has been roasted.
A meal consisting of roast foods.
The degree to which something, especially coffee, is roasted.
An instance of being severely admonished, criticized, roasted.
A comical event, originally fraternal, where a person is subjected to verbal attack, yet may be praised by sarcasm and jokes.
(Canada, US) A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.
(slang) A creative insult as a response to something someone said.

(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.
To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.
(transitive or intransitive or ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.
To heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
(transitive, figuratively) To admonish someone vigorously.
(transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.
(metalworking) To dissipate the volatile parts of by heat, as ores.

Examples of "roast" in Sentences

Place in roast pan and pour marinade over roast, covering with lid or foil.
A block party with a pig roast is held every fall on a couple of the streets.
The roast is in the oven, and the crackling is coming up a treat. but the ham ooh the ham.
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.
The advantage of a roast is that it cooks artfully, gradually, and because of its size and fat composition resists overcooking or dryness.
Along with timed bursts of microwave energy, a roast is cooked, browned evenly and juices sealed in, its cooking time shortened significantly.
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.