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toast

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[ tohst ]

noun

  1. sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.


verb (used with object)

  1. to brown, as bread or cheese, by exposure to heat.
  2. to heat or warm thoroughly at a fire:

    She toasted her feet at the fireplace.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become toasted.

toast

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[ tohst ]

noun

  1. a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
  2. a person, event, sentiment, or the like, in honor of whom another or others raise their glasses in salutation and then drink.
  3. an act or instance of thus drinking:

    They drank a toast to the queen.

  4. a call on another or others to drink to some person or thing.
  5. a person who is celebrated as with the spirited homage of a toast:

    She was the toast of five continents.

verb (used with object)

  1. to drink to the health of or in honor of; propose a toast to or in honor of.
  2. to propose as a toast.

verb (used without object)

  1. to propose or drink a toast.

toast

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/ 迟蓹蕣蝉迟 /

noun

  1. sliced bread browned by exposure to heat, usually under a grill, over a fire, or in a toaster
  2. be toast informal.
    to face certain destruction or defeat
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verb

  1. tr to brown under a grill or over a fire

    to toast cheese

  2. to warm or be warmed in a similar manner

    to toast one's hands by the fire

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

toast

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/ 迟蓹蕣蝉迟 /

noun

  1. a tribute or proposal of health, success, etc, given to a person or thing by a company of people and marked by raising glasses and drinking together
  2. a person or thing honoured by such a tribute or proposal
  3. (esp formerly) an attractive woman to whom such tributes are frequently made

    she was the toast of the town

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to propose or drink a toast to (a person or thing)
  2. intr to add vocal effects to a prerecorded track: a disc-jockey technique See also rap 1
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞迟辞补蝉迟别谤, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of toast1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English verb tosten, from Old French toster, from Vulgar Latin 迟辞蝉迟腻谤别 (unattested), derivative of Latin tostus (from unattested torstos ), past participle of 迟辞谤谤脓谤别 鈥渢o parch, roast鈥, akin to Gothic thaursus, Old Norse thurr 鈥渄ry鈥; noun derivative of the verb; torrid; thirst ( def )

Origin of toast2

First recorded in 1690鈥1700; figurative use of toast 1 (noun); the name of a lady so honored was said to give flavor to the drink comparable to that given by spiced toast
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of toast1

C14: from Old French toster, from Latin 迟艒蝉迟耻蝉 parched, baked from 迟辞谤谤脓谤别 to dry with heat; see thirst , torrid

Origin of toast2

C17 (in the sense: a lady to whom the company is asked to drink): from toast 1,from the idea that the name of the lady would flavour the drink like a piece of spiced toast
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. be toast, Slang. to be doomed, ruined, or in trouble:

    If you're late to work again, you're toast!

More idioms and phrases containing toast

see warm as toast .
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Swirl into scrambled eggs or top poached eggs on toast.

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鈥淏eef rendang is one of my all-time favorite dishes. Put it between two slices of toasted sourdough with cheese and sauerkraut and it hits a whole new level,鈥 he says.

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I like eating my tinned fish straight from the can alongside cheese, toasted bread, spreads, pickles and fresh fruits.

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Pupils at the school, on Wortley Road, High Green, are provided with toast, cereal, yogurt or fruit.

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鈥淚t鈥檚 a very bitter tea. Some people use it as a coffee replacement because it doesn鈥檛 have caffeine, but it has a lovely toasted, bitter flavor.鈥

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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