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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.nounThe act by which something is roasted.
9.nounA rebuke or reprimand (usually from the recipient's point of view)."My boss gave me a roasting for last month's sales figures."
10.adjectiveVery hot."The day started out cool, but by noon it was roasting."