First Known Use: 14th century
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1toast
verb \ˈtōst\
Definition of TOAST
transitive verb
1
: to warm thoroughly
2
: to make (as bread) crisp, hot, and brown by heat
intransitive verb
: to become toasted; especially : to warm thoroughly
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Origin of TOAST
Middle English tosten, from Anglo-French toster, from Late Latin tostare to roast, from Latin tostus, past participle of torrēre to dry, parch — more at thirst
2toast
noun
Definition of TOAST
1
a : sliced bread browned on both sides by heat b : food prepared with toasted bread
2
[from the use of pieces of spiced toast to flavor drinks] a (1) : a person whose health is drunk (2) : something in honor of which persons usually drink b : one that is highly admired <she's the toast of society>
3
[3toast] : an act of proposing or of drinking in honor of a toast
4
: a rhyming narrative poem existing in oral tradition among black Americans
5
slang : one that is finished or done for <soon their relationship was toast — Rick Reilly>
First Known Use of TOAST
15th century
3toast
transitive verb
Definition of TOAST
: to propose or drink to as a toast
First Known Use of TOAST
1640
TOAST[1] Defined for Kids
1toast
verb \ˈtōst\
toast·edtoast·ing
Definition of TOAST for Kids
1
: to make (food) crisp, hot, and brown by heat <toast bread> <toast cheese>
2
: to warm completely <Their bare toes toasted in the heat from the fire. — Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on the Prairie>
2toast
noun
Definition of TOAST for Kids
1
: sliced bread made crisp, hot, and brown by heat
2
: an act of drinking in honor of a person
3
: a person in whose honor other people drink
4
: a highly admired person <He's the toast of the town.>
3toast
verb
toast·edtoast·ing
Definition of TOAST for Kids
: to drink in honor of
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