1. (

• roast ,
• joint

) a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion ;

2. (

• knock ,
• roast

) negative criticism ;

1. (

• roast

) cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey" ;

2. (

• ridicule ,
• roast ,
• guy ,
• blackguard ,
• laugh_at ,
• jest_at ,
• rib ,
• make_fun ,
• poke_fun

) subject to laughter or ridicule; "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" ;

1. (

• roast ,
• roasted

) (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven ;