roast
Translation
to roast, to grill, to criticize harshly, to tease
Examples
I will roast a chicken for dinner.
I will roast a chicken for dinner.
They roast coffee beans to sell.
They roast coffee beans to sell.
The comedian will roast the celebrity.
The comedian will roast the celebrity.
Grammar Patterns
to roast ((sth.)) I will roast a chicken.
to roast ((sb.)) The comedian will roast the celebrity.
Similar Words
Synonyms: bake, grill, broil (cooking); criticize, mock (people)
Etymology
From Old French 'rostir' (to roast), of Germanic origin.
Memory Tips
Picture a chicken slowly turning and cooking (roasting) over a fire. The intense heat is like the 'heat' of harsh criticism.