toast

toast¹ S3 [təust US toust] n

[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: TOAST²;]

[Sense: 2; Origin: from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink]

1.) [U]

bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft

▪ I had a piece of toast for breakfast.

2.)

if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc

▪ I'd like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.

3.) be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc

to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work

4.) warm as toast

BrE very warm and comfortable

▪ They sat near the fire, warm as toast.

5.) be toast informal

to be in trouble because of something you have done

▪ If you challenge her, you're toast.

→↑French toast

toast ²

toast² v [T]

[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: toster, from Late Latin tostare 'to roast', from Latin tostus, past participle of torrere; TORRID]

1.) to drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate something

toast sb/sth with sth

▪ They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne.

2.) to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat

▪ Toasted the cheese sandwiches.

3.) to sit near a fire to make yourself warm

▪ Tom was toasting his feet by the fire.