toast
1
[ tohst ]
/ toʊst /
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.
Idioms for toast
be toast, Slang.
to be doomed, ruined, or in trouble: If you're late to work again, you're toast!
Origin of toast
1
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English
to(o)sten < Middle French
toster < Vulgar Latin
*tostāre, derivative of Latin
tostus (<
*torstos), past participle of
torrēre to parch, roast, from a base
*tors-, akin to Gothic
thaursus, Old Norse
thurr dry; (noun) late Middle English
to(o)ste, derivative of the v.; see
torrid,
thirst
Words nearby toast
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toasting fork,
toastmaster
Definition for toast (2 of 2)
toast
2
[ tohst ]
/ toʊst /
noun
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.
Origin of toast
2
1690–1700; figurative use of
toast1 (noun); the name of a lady so honored was said to give flavor to the drink comparable to that given by spiced toast
Example sentences from the Web for toast
British Dictionary definitions for toast (1 of 2)
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
Word Origin for toast
C14: from Old French
toster, from Latin
tōstus parched, baked from
torrēre to dry with heat; see
thirst,
torrid
British Dictionary definitions for toast (2 of 2)
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)
Derived forms of toast
toaster, nounWord Origin for toast
C17 (in the sense: a lady to whom the company is asked to drink): from
toast
1,from the idea that the name of the lady would flavour the drink like a piece of spiced toast
Idioms and Phrases with toast
toast
see warm as toast.