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roast⋅ing

  [roh-sting]
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–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; ME (ger.); see roast, -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
roast⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
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roast

  [rohst]
–verb (used with object)
1. to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, esp. 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; ME rosten (v.) < OF rostir < Gmc; cf. D roosten, G rösten

Related forms:
roast⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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roast   (rōst)   
v.   roast·ed, roast·ing, roasts

v.   tr.

  1. To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals.

  2. To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat.

  3. To expose to great or excessive heat.

  4. Metallurgy To heat (ores) in a furnace in order to dehydrate, purify, or oxidize before smelting.

  5. Informal

    1. To ridicule or criticize harshly.

    2. To honor at or subject to a roast.

v.   intr.

  1. To cook food in an oven.

  2. To undergo roasting.

n.  

    1. Something roasted.

    2. A cut of meat suitable or prepared for roasting.

    3. The act or process of roasting.

    4. The state of being roasted.

    5. Harsh ridicule or criticism.

    6. A facetious tribute, as at a banquet, in which the honoree is alternately praised and insulted.

    1. The act or process of roasting.

    2. The state of being roasted.

    3. Harsh ridicule or criticism.

    4. A facetious tribute, as at a banquet, in which the honoree is alternately praised and insulted.

    1. Harsh ridicule or criticism.

    2. A facetious tribute, as at a banquet, in which the honoree is alternately praised and insulted.

adj.  Roasted: roast duck.

[Middle English rosten, from Old French rostir, of Germanic origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry:  roasting
Part of Speech:  adj
Definition:  uncomfortably hot
Etymology:  1768
Usage:  slang
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Slang Dictionary
roast

  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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Word Origin & History

roast  (v.)
1297, from O.Fr. rostir, from Frank. *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 c.1330. Roast beef first recorded 1635.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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