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toast

toast [ tōst ]


noun  (plural toasts)
Definition:
 
1. bread browned with heat: sliced bread that has been browned on both sides with heat, in a toaster, under a grill, or in front of an open fire

2. call to honor somebody or something: a call to a gathering to honor somebody or something by raising glasses and drinking

3. raising of glasses to honor somebody: an act of raising a glass and drinking in honor of somebody or something

4. somebody or something honored: somebody or something honored by a toast

5. somebody admired: somebody who is the object of much attention or admiration
the toast of Hollywood



verb  (past and past participle toast·ed, present participle toast·ing, 3rd person present singular toasts)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb heat and brown bread: to heat and brown bread or other food on a grill, in a toaster or in front of an open fire, or become browned in this way

2. transitive verb warm body: to warm the body or a part of the body near a source of heat

3. transitive and intransitive verb drink in honor of somebody: to drink or propose a drink in honor of somebody or something

[14th century. Via Old French toster "roast" < Latin tost-, past participle of torrere "scorch"]

be toast 

1. 
to be in serious trouble
Do that again and you're toast!
 

2. 
to be in a nonfunctioning staterefers to a computer


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