toast toast /ˈtoʊst/

noun

1. () Slices of bread that have been toasted  ( toast )
   slices of bread that have been toasted
    I like to have my toast with butter and jam
   I like to have my toast with butter and jam
   
   
2. A drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event  ( pledge , toast )
   a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
   
3. [Informal] A person in desperate straits; someone doomed  ( toast [Informal] , goner [Informal] )
   a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
    I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work
   I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work
    One mistake and you're toast
   one mistake and you're toast
   
4. A celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention  ( toast )
   a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
    He was the toast of the town
   he was the toast of the town
   

verb

1. () (cooking) make brown and crisp by heating  ( crisp , crispen , toast )
   (cooking) make brown and crisp by heating
    Toast bread
   toast bread
    Crisp potatoes
   crisp potatoes
   
2. () Propose a toast to  ( pledge , wassail [Archaic] , drink , salute , toast )
   propose a toast to
    Let us toast the birthday girl!
   Let us toast the birthday girl!
    Let's drink to the New Year
   Let's drink to the New Year