roast

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. Source: opted

3. v. t. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. Source: opted

4. v. t. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. Source: opted

5. v. t. To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. Source: opted

6. v. t. To banter severely. Source: opted

7. v. i. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven. Source: opted

8. v. i. To undergo the process of being roasted. Source: opted

9. n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. Source: opted

10. a. Roasted; as, roast beef. Source: opted

11. adj. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven Source: wordnet

12. n. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion Source: wordnet

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