Meaning & use
toast
Sliced bread that has been browned by heat, usually in a toaster.
See it in a sentence
She spread butter on her toast before heading out the door.
He burned the toast because he was distracted by a phone call.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to toast' also means to raise a glass in someone's honor, as in 'let's toast the newlyweds.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To raise a glass and drink in honor of someone or something.
Guests stood to toast the bride and groom at the reception.
3. adjective
Informal: in serious trouble, finished, or ruined beyond recovery.
If he misses this deadline too, his job is toast.
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