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roast
adjective
noun
verb
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
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ɹoʊst
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adjective
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
noun
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noun
A piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion
verb
Cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
“Roast the turkey”
verb
Subject to laughter or ridicule
“The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”
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Roast the turkey
The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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