Real Dictionary

roast
Roast meat has been cooked by roasting.
verb: When you roast meat or other food, you cook it by dry heat in an oven or over a fire.

roast in American English
to cook (something) with little or no moisture, as in an oven, over an open fire, or in hot embers
adjective: roasted
intransitive verb: to roast meat or other food
noun: roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion
transitive verb: to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, esp. in an oven

roast in British English
to cook (meat or other food) by dry heat, usually with added fat and esp in an oven
noun: something that has been roasted, esp meat