Definition of "roast" []

• To cook with dry heat, as in an oven or near hot coals. (verb-transitive)
• To dry, brown, or parch by exposing to heat. (verb-transitive)
• To expose to great or excessive heat. (verb-transitive)
• Metallurgy To heat (ores) in a furnace in order to dehydrate, purify, or oxidize before smelting. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To ridicule or criticize harshly. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If an especially inviting roast of pork is desired, a _crown roast_ should be selected, for this is just as attractive as a crown roast of lamb."
• "The roast is in the oven, and the crackling is coming up a treat. but the ham ooh the ham."
• "Place in roast pan and pour marinade over roast, covering with lid or foil."