to roast
→
to scold
2 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| 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 | |