roast
verb
[ rəʊst ]
• cook (food, especially meat) by prolonged exposure to heat in an oven or over a fire.
• "she was going to roast a leg of mutton for Sunday dinner"
• criticize or reprimand severely.
• "if you waste his time he'll roast you"
roast
adjective
• (of food) having been roasted.
• "a plate of cold roast beef"
roast
noun
• a joint of meat that has been roasted or that is intended for roasting.
• "carving the Sunday roast"
• a banquet at which the guest of honour is subjected to good-natured ridicule.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rostir, of West Germanic origin.
