I. toast 1 S3 /təʊst $ toʊst/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ toast 2 ; ]
[ Sense 2: Origin: from the use of pieces of toast to add to the taste of drink ]
1 . [uncountable] bread that has been heated so that it is brown on both sides and no longer soft:
I had a piece of toast for breakfast.
2 . [countable] if you drink a toast to someone, you drink something in order to thank them, wish them luck etc:
I’d like to propose a toast (=ask people to drink a toast) to the bride and groom.
3 . be the toast of Broadway/Hollywood etc to be very popular and praised by many people for something you have done in a particular field of work
4 . warm as toast British English very warm and comfortable:
They sat near the fire, warm as toast.
5 . be toast informal to be in trouble because of something you have done:
If you challenge her, you’re toast.
⇨ ↑ French toast
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THESAURUS
▪ drink something that you drink:
‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, I’ll have a lemonade.’
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They had a few drinks in a local bar.
▪ something to drink especially spoken a drink:
Can I get you something to drink?
▪ soft drink a cold drink that does not contain alcohol, especially one that is sweet and has bubbles in it:
Coca-Cola and other soft drinks
▪ toast a drink, usually of wine, that a group of people have on a special occasion, for example to celebrate something or wish someone luck in the future:
At midnight they all drank a toast to the New Year.
▪ beverage /ˈbev ə rɪdʒ/ formal especially written a drink – often used on ↑ menu s and signs:
Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage.
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the list of beverages
II. toast 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: toster , from Late Latin tostare 'to roast' , from Latin tostus , past participle of torrere ; ⇨ ↑ torrid ]
1 . to drink a glass of wine etc to thank someone, wish someone luck, or celebrate something
toast somebody/something with something
They toasted the birth of their new baby with champagne.
2 . to make bread or other food brown by placing it close to heat:
I toasted the cheese sandwiches.
3 . to sit near a fire to make yourself warm:
Tom was toasting his feet by the fire.
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THESAURUS
■ ways of cooking something
▪ bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven:
Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
▪ roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven:
Roast the potatoes for an hour.
▪ fry to cook food in hot oil:
She was frying some mushrooms.
▪ stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously:
stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
▪ sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil:
Sauté the potatoes in butter.
▪ grill to cook food over or under strong heat:
grilled fish
▪ broil American English to cook food under heat:
broiled fish
▪ boil to cook something in very hot water:
He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg.
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English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
▪ steam to cook vegetables over hot water:
Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
▪ poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water:
poached salmon
▪ toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread:
toasted muffins
▪ barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors:
I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
▪ microwave to cook food in a microwave oven:
The beans can be microwaved.