Dictionary definition · roast
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"
adjective
- (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).