toast

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toast  /ˈtoʊst/ ? Meaning of "toast"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) slices of bread that have been toasted
  2. (n) a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention
  3. (n) a person in desperate straits; someone doomed
  4. (n) a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event
  5. (v) make brown and crisp by heating
  6. (v) propose a toast to

Synonym(s)

goner, crisp, crispen, drink, pledge, salute

Derived Word(s)

toaster, toasting

Usage(s):

  1. Caroline gave a toast that left many of the guests in tears.
  2. They fed pork and lamb, fish, chicken and guinea-hen, eggs and milk, toast gruel, oatmeal, rolls, potatoes, vegetables.
  3. College students toast with beer.

Quotes

  1. Mansbridge said he spoke with Robertson after his announcement and said they're "looking forward to getting together next week to toast some amazing moments."
    on Jul 9, 2010 By: Peter Mansbridge Source: Winnipeg Free Press

  2. "We're toast if we don't get on a very different path," said Hansen, who is sometimes called the godfather of global warming science, told The Associated Press. "This is the last chance."
    on Jun 23, 2008 By: James Hansen Source: FOXNews

  3. "The American consumer is - as we say in the US - toast, finished, done," said Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd.
    on Jan 15, 2009 By: Stephen Roach Source: USA Today

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