Other Definitions roast (enc)
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Roast| Noun | 1. | roast - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portioncut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass pot roast - cut of beef suitable for simmering in liquid in a closed pot top round - roast cut from the round; usually suitable for roasting rump roast - a cut of beef or veal from the fleshy hindquarters of the animal | | | 2. | roast - negative criticismcriticism, critique - a serious examination and judgment of something; "constructive criticism is always appreciated" | | | Verb | 1. | roast - cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" pan roast - roast in a pan; "pan-roast that meat" | | | 2. | roast - 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"bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles" tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman" debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims" stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent" | | | Adj. | 1. | roast - (of meat) cooked by dry heat in an ovencooked - having been prepared for eating by the application of heat | |
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