Definitions for: Roasting

[n] cooking (meat) by dry heat in an oven (usually with fat added); "the slow roasting took several hours"

Webster (1913) Definition: Roast"ing,
a. & n., from Roast, v.

Roasting ear, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of
development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.

Roasting jack, a machine for turning a spit on which meat
is roasted.

See Also: barbecuing, basting, cookery, cooking, preparation