Definition of "Roast" :

noun: negative criticism

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

verb: cook with dry heat, usually in an oven

"Roast the turkey."

verb: subject to laughter or ridicule

"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday."

adjective: (meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven