Cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added)
a. & n., from
Noun
cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Roast
a. & n., from Roast, v.
Roasting
a. & n., from
Usage Examples
People are roasting each other at parties, at work events, around the fire. It's so fun. People are busting each other's chops, and it's a sign of affection, truly. It's a true test of love and friendship: can you make a man laugh at himself? So what makes a good burn? Go after targets you love and respect. And hit 'em hard.
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Other Usage ExamplesAll of us in society are supposed to believe that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it is a good thing to prevent needless suffering. So if that is true, how can meat be acceptable under any but the most extraordinary circumstances, such as perhaps roasting the bird who died flying into a window?
Wedding: the point at which a man stops toasting a woman and begins roasting her.