roast
     adj : (of meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven [syn: {roasted}]
     n 1: a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for
          slicing into more than one portion [syn: {joint}]
     2: negative criticism [syn: {knock}]
     v 1: cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; "roast the turkey"
     2: 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" [syn: {ridicule},
         {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {rib}, {make
        fun}, {poke fun}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0