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English adjective: roast | |||
| 1. | roast (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven | ||
| Synonyms | roasted | ||
| Similar | cooked | ||
| Antonyms | raw | ||
English noun: roast | |||
| 1. | roast (food) a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion | ||
| Synonyms | joint | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beef roast, blade roast, lamb roast, pork roast, pot roast, rib roast, roast beef, roast lamb, roast pork, roast veal, rump roast, standing rib roast, top round, veal roast | ||
| 2. | roast (cognition) negative criticism | ||
| Synonyms | knock | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | criticism, critique | ||
English verb: roast | |||
| 1. | roast (change) cook with dry heat, usually in an oven | ||
| Samples | Roast the turkey. | ||
| Examples | The chefs roast the vegetables | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cook | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pan roast | ||
| Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
| 2. | roast (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, rib, ridicule | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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