toast

toast

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toast¹ S3 /təʊst $ toʊst/ noun
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
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ drink something that you drink: ‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, I’ll have a lemonade.’ | 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 /ˈbevərɪdʒ/ formal especially written a drink – often used on menus and signs: Beer is the most popular alcoholic beverage. | the list of beverages

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toast² verb [transitive]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.
     

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. | 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.