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| 1. | [ verb ] (food) cook with dry heat, usually in an oven | |
| Examples: | "roast the turkey" |
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| Related terms: | cook pan_roast cooking roaster roasting | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion | |
| Synonyms: | joint | |
| Related terms: | cut rib_roast veal_roast top_round rump_roast beef_roast pot_roast lamb_roast pork_roast blade_roast | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven | |
| Synonyms: | roasted | |
| Related terms: | cooked | |
| 4. | [ verb ] subject to laughter or ridicule | |
| Synonyms: | laugh_at ridicule make_fun poke_fun jest_at rib blackguard guy | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | mock satirize stultify tease debunk derision ridicule satirist rib | |
| 5. | [ noun ] negative criticism | |
| Synonyms: | knock | |
| Related terms: | criticism ridicule | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rost roost rosita Rosete Rosato Rosati rosette Rosetta roseate Rossetti roget Rosado Rought Rosidae rocket Rast |
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