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 toast toast /ˈtoʊst/

noun

  1. () Slices of bread that have been toasted  ( toast )
    slices of bread that have been toasted
     I like to have my toast with butter and jam
    I like to have my toast with butter and jam
  2. A drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event  ( pledge , toast )
    a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
  3. [Informal] A person in desperate straits; someone doomed  ( toast [Informal] , goner [Informal] )
    a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
     I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work
    I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work
     One mistake and you're toast
    one mistake and you're toast
  4. A celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention  ( toast )
    a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
     He was the toast of the town
    he was the toast of the town

verb

  1. () (cooking) make brown and crisp by heating  ( crisp , crispen , toast )
    (cooking) make brown and crisp by heating
     Toast bread
    toast bread
     Crisp potatoes
    crisp potatoes
  2. () Propose a toast to  ( pledge , wassail [Archaic] , drink , salute , toast )
    propose a toast to
     Let us toast the birthday girl!
    Let us toast the birthday girl!
     Let's drink to the New Year
    Let's drink to the New Year