ROAST

vt to banter severely.

2. roast ·adj roasted; as, roast beef.

3. roast ·vi to undergo the process of being roasted.

4. roast ·vt to dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.

5. roast ·vt hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.

6. roast ·vi to cook meat, fish, ·etc., by heat, as before the fire or in an oven.

7. roast ·vt to cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, ·etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes.

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

9. roast ·noun that which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.

10. roast ·vt 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.