From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishroastroast1 /rəʊst $ roʊst/ ●●○ verb [intransitive, transitive] 1 DFCto cook something, such as meat, in an oven or over a fire, or to cook in this way → grill, bake Are you going to roast the chicken? the delicious smell of meat roasting We caught a rabbit and roasted it over an open fire.► see thesaurus at cook2 DFCCOOKto heat nuts, coffee beans etc quickly in order to dry them and give them a particular taste dry-roasted peanuts→ See Verb table
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roast• This paste was then spread over bread and placed underneath the pheasant to collect its juices while the bird was roasting.• In comparison, steam is 212 degrees and coffee beans are roasted at temperatures of 350 to 425 degrees.• That effort earned Boksic a roasting from Paul Ince, who had been screaming for the ball in a much better position.• One more moral leader roasted on the fire of his own weakness.• Add wine and stock to roasting pan and bring to a boil, scraping up any brown bits.• Roast the chicken for three hours in a hot oven.• Father was sitting cross-legged by the remains of a fire on which he had roasted the leg of a small deer.• Even the judge joined in roasting the media for their coverage of the case.• The study also prompted the U. S. Department of Agriculture to revise and shorten its recommended roasting times.• Is there some secret recipe for roasting whole potatoes?roastroast2 ●●○ adjective [only before noun] DFCroasted roast chickenExamples from the Corpus
roast• She kept feeding Hansel huge portions of roast beef and potatoes to make him fat and juicy.• We had tomato soup for dinner, followed by roast beef and sago pudding, served airline-style on a tray.• There's some cold roast beef in the fridge.• roast beef• Even something as prosaic as a roast chicken Jasper could transform into something nearly lyrical.• There was foie gras and lobster-but also fine roast lamb with apple pie.• He had eaten roast mutton and apple charlotte.• Savoury Deep-fat-fried chips, roast potatoes.roastroast3 noun [countable] 1 DFCa large piece of roasted meat a traditional Sunday roast2 → hot dog roast/oyster roast etc3 American EnglishDLCELEBRATE an occasion at which people celebrate a special event in someone’s life by telling funny stories or giving speeches about them a celebrity roastExamples from the Corpus
roast• We're going to have a roast for Jack when he retires.• Slices of the cooked roast should separate into no more than three parts.• a hamburger roast at the beach• Buy the largest roast or cut of ham, or bird that your budget permits and that you can serve out satisfactorily.• Leftover savouries, such as nut roast, make good sandwich fillings.• Our nut roasts aren't exactly made for vegetarians.• I could still make an excellent chicken and barley pot roast.• There was chapel in the morning, then Sunday dinner, usually the traditional roast.Origin roast1 (1200-1300) Old French rostir 