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1.verbTo cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance."to roast meat on a spit"
2.verbTo cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc."to roast a potato in ashes"
3.verbTo process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat"Coffee beans need roasting before use."
4.verbTo heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.
5.verbTo admonish someone vigorously"I’m late home for the fourth time this week; my mate will really roast me this time."
6.verbTo subject to bantering, severely criticize, sometimes as a comedy routine."The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff."
7.verbTo dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores.
8.adjectiveCooked by roasting.