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adjective

Roast adj. Roasted; as, roast beef.

noun

Roast n. That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. "A fat swan loved he best of any roost (roast)."

To rule the roast, to be at the head of affairs. "The new-made duke that rules the roast."

verb

Roast v. t. (past & past part. roasted; pres. part. roasting)

To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven.

To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. "In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce difference to be discerned."

To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.

Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. "Roasted in wrath and fire."

(Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

To banter severely. (Colloq.)

Roast v. i.

To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven. "He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry."

To undergo the process of being roasted.

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Etymology of 'Roast'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Roast" Quotes from Famous Books

... displaying ginger-beer, nuts, and toys for sale; an Aunt Sally; and, if the village is a large one, the day may be honoured by the presence of what is called a rifle-gallery; the "feast" really and truly does not exist. Some two or three of the old-fashioned farmers have the traditional roast beef and plum-pudding on that day, and invite a few friends; but this custom is passing away. In what the agricultural labourer's feast nowadays consists no one can tell. It is an excuse for an extra quart or two of beer, that ...

— The Toilers of the Field • Richard Jefferies

... country and avoiding as much as possible the frequented places, he arrived at a wretched roadside inn, and asked what there was in the house. The landlord replied—"A leg of mutton and a capon."—"Good!" replied our unfrocked monk; "put them down to roast." ...

— Marguerite de Navarre - Memoirs of Marguerite de Valois Queen of Navarre • Marguerite de Navarre

... and on which the great hall-door opens. And oh, my dear, the great hall I am sure is as big and as glum as the great hall in the dear castle of Udolpho. It has a large fireplace, in which we might put half Miss Pinkerton's school, and the grate is big enough to roast an ox at the very least. Round the room hang I don't know how many generations of Crawleys, some with beards and ruffs, some with huge wigs and toes turned out, some dressed in long straight stays and gowns that look ...

— Vanity Fair • William Makepeace Thackeray

... is de time I has went to town and traded socks for groceries. I cooked, too, and helped 'fore old Marse died. For everyday cookin' we has corn pone and potlicker and bacon meat and mustard and turnip greens, and good, old sorghum 'lasses. On Sunday we has chicken or turkey or roast pig and pies and cakes and hot, ...

— Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves. - Texas Narratives, Part 2 • Works Projects Administration

... to form Goose Creek. Our scouting was finished in less than two hours, and we went into camp early: for, as Hubbard expressed it, we were to have a "heap big feed," and George reminded us that it would take a good while to roast a goose. Our camp was pitched at the foot of a semi-barren ridge a half-mile above the junction of the brooks. George built a big fire—much bigger than usual. At the back he placed the largest green log he ...

— The Lure of the Labrador Wild • Dillon Wallace

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