verb

1. To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

   “to roast meat on a spit”

2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.

   “to roast a potato in ashes”

3. To process by drying through exposure to sun or artificial heat

   “Coffee beans need roasting before use.”

adjective

1. Cooked by roasting.

Synonyms: roast