to roast → to scold 2 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme roast
meaning 1 to fry food
direction →
meaning 2 to criticize severely, to judge, to condemn I was roasted for falling asleep in a deck-chair during play. I was roasted for falling asleep in a deck-chair during play.
I was roasted for falling asleep in a deck-chair during play. I was roasted for falling asleep in a deck-chair during play.
reference
comment The second meaning is Americanism
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Sanskrit
lexeme laj
meaning 1 to fry
direction →
meaning 2 to blame
reference MW
comment MW 895 Кочергина 552

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