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toast
1[ tohst ]
noun
- sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
verb (used with object)
- to brown, as bread or cheese, by exposure to heat.
- to heat or warm thoroughly at a fire:
She toasted her feet at the fireplace.
verb (used without object)
- to become toasted.
toast
2[ tohst ]
noun
- a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- a person, event, sentiment, or the like, in honor of whom another or others raise their glasses in salutation and then drink.
- an act or instance of thus drinking:
They drank a toast to the queen.
- a call on another or others to drink to some person or thing.
- a person who is celebrated as with the spirited homage of a toast:
She was the toast of five continents.
verb (used with object)
- to drink to the health of or in honor of; propose a toast to or in honor of.
- to propose as a toast.
verb (used without object)
- to propose or drink a toast.
toast
1/ təʊst /
noun
- sliced bread browned by exposure to heat, usually under a grill, over a fire, or in a toaster
- be toast informal.to face certain destruction or defeat
verb
- tr to brown under a grill or over a fire
to toast cheese
- to warm or be warmed in a similar manner
to toast one's hands by the fire
toast
2/ təʊst /
noun
- a tribute or proposal of health, success, etc, given to a person or thing by a company of people and marked by raising glasses and drinking together
- a person or thing honoured by such a tribute or proposal
- (esp formerly) an attractive woman to whom such tributes are frequently made
she was the toast of the town
verb
- to propose or drink a toast to (a person or thing)
- intr to add vocal effects to a prerecorded track: a disc-jockey technique See also rap 1
Derived Forms
- ˈtoaster, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of toast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of toast1
Origin of toast2
Idioms and Phrases
- be toast, Slang. to be doomed, ruined, or in trouble:
If you're late to work again, you're toast!
More idioms and phrases containing toast
see warm as toast .Example Sentences
I’ve gotten some slightly stale baguettes which made for great baked French toast.
He becomes the toast of the Colosseum, leading the other gladiators to victory against rhinos, sharks and all manner of human and animal beast.
Never before has French toast with bacon and maple syrup tasted so good.
“The best way to save ourselves is through music, always. A toast to music from the heart.”
The rejuvenated bread "has the texture of French toast and the flavor of grilled cheese."
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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