TOAST


Meaning of TOAST in English

n.

Function: noun

Date: 15th century

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 [ 3 toast ] : 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>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.