roast

verb

• 1cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire:she was going to roast a leg of mutton for Sunday dinner (as adjective roasted)roasted chestnuts
• [no object] (of food) be cooked by roasting:she checked the meat roasting in the oven for lunch
• process (a foodstuff, metal ore, etc.) by subjecting it to intense heat:decaffeinated coffee beans are roasted and ground
• make or become very warm, especially through exposure to the heat of the sun or a fire: [with object]:the fire was hot enough to roast anyone who stood close to it [no object]:Jessica could feel her face begin to roast

• 2 informal criticize or reprimand severely:if you waste his time he’ll roast you

• 3North American informal tease in a good-natured way.

adjective

• (of food) having been roasted:a plate of cold roast beef

noun

• a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting:carving the Sunday roast
• [mass noun] the process of roasting something, especially coffee, or the result of this: the roast is stopped when the colour is moderately dark brown [in singular]:round beans give a more even roast than the usual split beans
• [with adjective] a particular type of roasted coffee:continental roasts
• an outdoor party at which meat is roasted:Harold put on a terrific pig roast