Definition of Roast. Meaning of Roast. Synonyms of Roast

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Definition of Roast

Roast
Roast Roast, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Roasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Roasting.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r[^o]tir; of German origin; cf. OHG. r[=o]sten, G. r["o]sten, fr. OHG. r[=o]st, r[=o]sta, gridiron, G. rost; cf. AS. hyrstan to roast.] 1. To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. 2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned. --BAcon. 3. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. 4. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. ``Roasted in wrath and fire.' --Shak. 5. (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. 6. To banter severely. [Colloq.] --Atterbury.
Roast
Roast Roast, v. i. 1. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven. He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry. --Chaucer. 2. To undergo the process of being roasted.
Roast
Roast Roast, n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. A fat swan loved he best of any roost [roast]. --Chaucer. To rule the roast, to be at the head of affairs. ``The new-made duke that rules the roast.'
Roast
Roast Roast, a. [For roasted.] Roasted; as, roast beef.

Meaning of Roast from wikipedia

- and vegetables prepared in this way are described as "roasted", e.g., roasted chicken or roasted squash. For roasting, the food may be placed on a rack...
- A Sunday roast or roast dinner is a British dish traditionally eaten on Sunday. It consists of roast meat, roast or mash potatoes, and accompaniments...
- Central Roast is a series of celebrity roast specials that air on the American television channel Comedy Central. The first official Comedy Central Roast premiered...
- Roast beef is a dish of beef that is roasted, generally served as the main dish of meal. In the Anglosphere, roast beef is one of the meats often served...
- A roast is a form of insult comedy, originating in American humor, in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to jokes at their expense...
- Pot roast is a beef dish made by slow cooking a (usually tough) cut of beef in moist heat, on a kitchen stove top with a covered vessel or pressure cooker...
- savory, fatty, and moist boneless pork roast of Italian culinary tradition. The carc**** is deboned and spitted or roasted traditionally over wood for at least...
- transforms the chemical and physical properties of green coffee beans into roasted coffee products. The roasting process produces the characteristic flavor...
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- the United Kingdom. Ducks have been roasted in China since the Southern and Northern dynasties. A variation of roast duck was prepared by the emperor of...