toast meaning and definition

TOAST noun

Definition of toast (noun)

1. slices of bread that have been toasted
2. a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
   • "he was the toast of the town"
3. a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
   • "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"
   • synonyms: goner
4. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
   • synonyms: pledge

TOAST verb

Definition of toast (verb)

1. make brown and crisp by heating
   • "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"
   • synonyms: crisp, crispen
2. propose a toast to
   • "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
   • synonyms: drink, pledge, salute, wassail