toast

/toust/
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toast

Let's raise a toast to the newlyweds.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Slices of bread browned by heat: Bread that has been exposed to heat until it becomes brown and crisp.
    • A drink or proposal honoring someone/something: An act of raising glasses and drinking together in honor of a person, event, or sentiment.
    • A person who is honored or celebrated: Someone who receives great public acclaim or admiration.
    • (Informal) A person in a desperate situation: Someone who is doomed or in serious trouble.

  2. Verb:

    • To brown bread by heating: To make bread crisp and brown by exposing it to heat.
    • To drink in honor of someone/something: To propose or participate in a celebratory drink by raising glasses.
Examples

  • Noun:

    • I like my toast with butter and jam for breakfast.
    • The best man gave a heartfelt toast to the newlyweds.
    • After winning the championship, she was the toast of the entire city.
    • If the boss finds out, you're toast.

  • Verb:

    • Could you please toast the bread for the sandwiches?
    • We gathered to toast the success of our new project.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be toast" (idiomatic, informal): To be in serious trouble, ruined, or defeated.
    • If you fail this final exam, you're toast.
  • "To have someone on toast" (British, informal): To have complete control or advantage over someone.
    • With this evidence, we've got them on toast.
Variants and Related Words
  • Toaster (n): An electrical appliance for toasting bread.
  • Toasty (adj): Pleasantly warm.
  • Toastmaster (n): A person who proposes toasts and introduces speakers at a formal event.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Bread): Roasted bread, browned bread.
  • Noun (Drink): Tribute, salute.
  • Verb (Heat): Brown, grill, crisp.
  • Verb (Honor): Salute, drink to, pledge.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "Toast" is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. The primary meanings are covered by the verb itself.)

Related Idioms
  • "Warm as toast": Very comfortably warm.
    • Sitting by the fire, I was as warm as toast.
  • "To propose a toast": To formally ask a group to raise glasses and drink in honor of someone/something.
    • I'd like to propose a toast to our gracious hosts.
toast

Let's raise a toast to the newlyweds.

Noun
  1. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
  2. a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
    • I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work
    • one mistake and you're toast
  3. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
    • he was the toast of the town
  4. slices of bread that have been toasted
Verb
  1. propose a toast to
    • Let us toast the birthday girl!
    • Let's drink to the New Year
  2. make brown and crisp by heating
    • toast bread
    • crisp potatoes

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