Roast Definition & Meaning
roast
- adjective
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
- noun
- a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
- negative criticism
- verb
- cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
- subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"
"Roast" in song lyrics
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"Live at the cookout, people getting roast"
9th Prince — Hood Guerillas -
"As I butter the toast, I gotta cook the roast"
Dre Dog (Andre Nickatina) & Equipto f/ Shag Nasty — Boss Soss Talk -
"The lawyer eat the case like roast"
Army of the Pharaohs — The Ultimatum
Words that rhyme with roast
Usage tips for "roast"
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- What does roast mean?
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion negative criticism cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey" subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"
- What part of speech is roast?
- Roast is an adjective, a noun, and a verb.
- How many definitions does roast have?
- Roast has 5 definitions across 3 parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb).