Toast meaning

What does “toast” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“toast” is a noun and verb with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: slices of bread that have been toasted.

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”

    Synonymsgoner
  4. a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event

    Synonymspledge

verb

  1. make brown and crisp by heating

    “toast bread”

    “crisp potatoes”

    Synonymscrispencrisp
  2. propose a toast to

    “Let us toast the birthday girl!”

    “Let's drink to the New Year”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University