| Noun | 1. | toast - slices of bread that have been toastedcinnamon toast - buttered toast with sugar and cinnamon (and nutmeg and grated lemon peel) orange toast - buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice | |
| 2. | toast - a celebrity who receives much accalim and attention; "he was the toast of the town" | |
| 3. | toast - a person in desperate straits; someone doomed; "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work"; "one mistake and you're toast"desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate" | |
| 4. | toast - a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or eventdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner" | |
| Verb | 1. | toast - make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" | |
| 2. | toast - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageus action" | |