roast·ing

[roh-sting]
adjective
1.
used or suitable to roast.
2.
exceedingly hot; scorching: a roasting July.
noun
3.
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English (gerund); see roast, -ing1, -ing2

Related forms
roast·ing·ly, adverb
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roast

[rohst]
verb (used with object)
1.
to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
2.
to cook (meat or other food) by direct exposure to dry heat, as on a spit.
3.
to brown, dry, or parch by exposure to heat, as coffee beans.
4.
to cook or heat by embedding in hot coals, embers, etc.: to roast chestnuts.
5.
to heat excessively: The summer sun has been roasting the entire countryside.
6.
Metallurgy. to heat (ore or the like) in air in order to oxidize it.
7.
to warm at a hot fire: She roasted her hands over the fire.
8.
Informal. to ridicule or criticize severely or mercilessly.
9.
to honor with or subject to a roast: Friends roasted the star at a charity dinner.
verb (used without object)
10.
to roast meat or other food.
11.
to undergo the process of becoming roasted.
noun
12.
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
13.
a piece of meat for roasting.
14.
something that is roasted.
15.
the act or process of roasting.
16.
Informal. severe criticism.
17.
a facetious ceremonial tribute, usually concluding a banquet, in which the guest of honor is both praised and good-naturedly insulted in a succession of speeches by friends and acquaintances.
18.
an outdoor get-together, as a picnic or barbecue, at which food is roasted and eaten: a weenie roast.
adjective
19.
roasted: roast beef.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English rosten (v.) < Old French rostir < Germanic; compare Dutch roosten, German rösten

Related forms
roast·a·ble, adjective
half-roast·ed, adjective
o·ver·roast, verb
un·der·roast, verb (used with object)
un·roast·ed, adjective
well-roast·ed, adjective
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roast (rəʊst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—vb
1.  to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven
2.  to brown or dry (coffee, etc) by exposure to heat
3.  metallurgy to heat (an ore) in order to produce a concentrate that is easier to smelt
4.  to heat (oneself or something) to an extreme degree, as when sunbathing, sitting before the fire, etc
5.  (intr) to be excessively and uncomfortably hot
6.  informal to criticize severely
 
—n
7.  something that has been roasted, esp meat
 
[C13: from Old French rostir, of Germanic origin; compare Middle Dutch roosten to roast]

roasting (ˈrəʊstɪŋ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  extremely hot
 
—n
2.  severe criticism

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Main Entry:  roasting
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  uncomfortably hot
Etymology:  1768
Usage:  slang
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Word Origin & History

roast
c.1300, from O.Fr. rostir, from Frankish *hraustjan (cf. O.H.G. rosten, M.Du. roosten "to roast"), from the same source as roster (q.v.). The meaning "make fun of in an affectionate way" is from 1710. The noun is attested from early 14c. Roast beef first recorded 1630s.
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Slang Dictionary

roast definition


  1. tv.
    to put on an entertaining program, usually with a dinner, where the guest of honor is teased and insulted. : They roasted Dave when he retired.
  2. n.
    an entertaining program where the guest of honor is insulted all in fun. : It was a wonderful roast. The guest of honor was pleased with the quality of the insults.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Place roasting pan with an inch of water in oven bottom.
Although our dry roast practice makes roasting more challenging, the
  preservation of flavor is definitely worth the effort.
The simulated roasting model was found to be representative of what occurs
  during roasting.
Roasting also dries the peanuts further and causes them to turn brown as peanut
  oil stains the peanut cell walls.
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