[ UK /ɹˈə‍ʊst/ ]
[ US /ˈɹoʊst/ ]
NOUN
  1. negative criticism
  2. a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
VERB
  1. subject to laughter or ridicule
    The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
    The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
    His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
  2. cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
    roast the turkey
ADJECTIVE
  1. (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
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How To Use roast In A Sentence

  • Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
  • Think roast partridge with wild mushrooms followed by a little pot of chocolate rosemary.
  • These include a nice Nigerian guy who sells the best roast chicken around (he did this in Paris as well), a couple of Egyptians and a Tunisian who make great chicken shawarma and a couple of Turkish guys who do the same with beef.
  • Alma talked a great deal over that meal of roast turkey.
  • Acrylamide is produced during cooking, particularly high-temperature processes such as frying and roasting. Times, Sunday Times
  • The food fares well in terms of freshness, quantity and effort, and there's a made-to-order pasta bar and a station where roast beef is carved before your eyes.
  • The tantalising smell of roast tomatoes and red peppers is a taste of delights to come. Times, Sunday Times
  • The main course was going to be a roast duck, served with cranberry stuffing and scalloped potatoes.
  • The team was given a roasting by manager Alex Feguson.
  • Place the leg in the pot (roasting dish) and perch the rosemary on top.
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