to roast
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1.0
- verb
- /roʊst/
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- Yesterday, they killed a whole pig and roasted it over a fire outside.
- roast a chicken
- eat roasted chicken
- roast peanuts
Don't let your chestnuts roast in the wrong boxers.
- Don't let your chestnuts roast in the wrong boxers.
- I'm sure, I'm sure these guys right here are just campers roasting marshmallows.
- Back thing to like roast, baked, boil, and then you just click it.
- Fry, roast, and bake with little or no oil.
- Also, we used up all the propane in the fire, so we're roasting marshmallows over the grill.
Examples
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My wife is roasting a lamb-- mmm!
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I was ignorant about meat, but today I roasted a chicken.
Academic text (2008) -
But before we can roast it, I want to get the heat in the pan nice and high.
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Let's roast this turkey.
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They roast it themselves.
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We were at Molly's parents' for New Year's... and her dad was showing my son, Josh... how to carve a roasted chicken.
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In 1966, Alfred Peet began selling roasted whole-bean coffee for home sale in Berkeley, California.
Academic text (2018) -
Last night they'd snared a rabbit, skinned it, and roasted it, but Islief had not eaten.
Fiction book (1992) -
During late summer and early fall, sweet corn is sometimes harvested and roasted in stone-lined, underground steaming ovens.
Academic text (2004) -
Let's roast this turkey in the oven for the holiday dinner.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To prepare food by heating it, for example by boiling or frying
388
1.0
To cook food in an oven with dry heat
140
1.0
To cook food over direct heat on metal bars
50
1.3
To cook food outdoors on a grill or over an open fire
17
2.8
To cook food with strong heat from above so the top becomes brown or crispy
5
2.1
Cook chicken on a grill over high heat to give brown, smoky marks
1
5.2
Cook meat or vegetables in a hot pan and finish them in the oven
Compounds
- US
22
2.4
A large piece of beef slow cooked in liquid in a covered pot with vegetables like carrots and potatoes
- Informal
2
7.2
An informal outdoor gathering where people cook hot dogs over an open fire
- Informal
A casual outdoor party where people cook hot dogs over a fire and eat them
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Etymology
Roast (verb) comes from an old word meaning 'to cook by dry heat' and gave us the food sense, so to roast is simply to cook something in an oven, over a fire, or on a spit.