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- Dictionaryroast/rōst/
verb
- 1. cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire: "she was going to roast a leg of lamb for Sunday dinner" Similar
- 2. criticize or reprimand severely: informal "if you waste his time he'll roast you" Similar Opposite
adjective
- 1. (of food) having been roasted: "a plate of cold roast beef"
noun
- 1. a cut of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting: "carving the Sunday roast"
- 2. a banquet at which the guest of honor is subjected to good-natured ridicule. US
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