Definition of 'roast'

Noun

1. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
      Synonyms: joint
2. negative criticism
      Synonyms: knock

Verb

1. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
2. 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"
      Synonyms: ridicule guy blackguard laugh at jest at rib make fun poke fun

Adjective

1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
      Synonyms: roasted

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