roast
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Is roast a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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What is the meaning of roast?
Definition
verb (English)
1. (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.Examples: "to roast meat on a spit"ergativeintransitivetransitive
2. (transitive or intransitive or ergative) To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat.Examples: "Coffee beans need roasting before use."; "to roast chestnuts or peanuts"ergativeintransitivetransitive
3. (transitive, figuratively) To admonish someone vigorously.Examples: "I'm late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time."figurativelytransitive
4. (transitive, figuratively) To subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine.Examples: "He roasted a bully who then fought with him."; "The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff."figurativelytransitive
5. (metalworking) To dissipate the volatile parts of by heat, as ores.
noun (English)
1. (Canada, US) A social event at which food is roasted and eaten.Examples: "On Memorial Day we hosted a wiener roast in the backyard."CanadaUS
2. (slang) A creative insult as a response to something someone said.Synonyms: burnslang
adj (English)
1. (figuratively) Subjected to roasting; bantered; severely criticized.figurativelynot-comparable
Definition source: Wiktionary