Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).
I ate a piece of toast for breakfast.
A proposed salutation (e.g. saying "cheers") while drinking alcohol.
At the reception, there were many toasts from the well-wishers.
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.
To cook lightly by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
We used to enjoy toasting marshmallows around the campfire.
To cook lightly by browning under a grill or in a toaster; to grill.
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From Middle English tost, from the verb tosten (see below). (person who is honored with a drink): First appears in print at the very end of the 17th century. The conventional assumption is that the us...
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Top with cheese and toast under the grill for a few minutes.
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.