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toast

UK /təʊst/US /toʊst/

noun 9
verb 5
forms 3
phrases 4

noun9

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bread cooked for a short time close to strong heat, so that its outside turns brown
- I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
- This toast and marmalade tastes heavenly.
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A piece of toast.
- Go, fetch me a quart of Sacke, put a tost in't. — 1597
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A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
- At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
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(slang) Something that is irreparably damaged or used up, especially when destroyed by heat or fire; something which has been burnt to a crisp or incinerated.
- The metal frame survived the fire, but the plastic and rubber bits are toast.
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(slang) Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury.
- If I ever get my hands on the guy that stole my wallet, he’s toast!
- You are going to be toast if you don't submit your school project on time.
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A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem.
- He was the toast of high society.
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A transient, informational pop-up overlay, less interactive than a snackbar.
- With the new Windows Push Notification Service, you can remotely send notifications from a cloud-based web service. In Windows 8, the majority of the Toast messages are standard duration toasts. — 2012
(slang) A type of extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.
(slang, no longer used) An old toast ("a lively fellow who drinks excessively").

verb5

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To cook lightly by browning by means of direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
- We used to enjoy toasting marshmallows around the campfire.
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To cook lightly by browning under a grill or in a toaster; to grill.
- Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
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To engage in a salutation, often with raising of the drinking vessel, while drinking an alcoholic beverage in honor of someone or something.
- We toasted the happy couple many times over the course of the evening.
- You all have achieved so much together thus far, so I think that deserves a toast! Let's toast!
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To warm thoroughly.
- I toasted my feet by the fire.
(slang) To perform an extemporaneous narrative poem or rap.

forms

toasted · toasting · toasts

Phrases with toast

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