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To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to
roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire and having
reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a close oven. |
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To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand,
etc.; as, to roast a potato in ashes. |
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To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast
coffee; to roast chestnuts, or peanuts. |
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Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn. |
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To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as ores. |
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To banter severely. |
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To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or
in an oven. |
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To undergo the process of being roasted. |
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That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been
roasted, or is suitable for being roasted. |
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Roasted; as, roast beef. |