Toasting

toast ¹  (tst)

v. toast·ed, toast·ing, toasts

v.tr.

1. To heat and brown (bread, for example) by placing in a toaster or an oven or close to a fire.

2. To warm thoroughly, as before a fire: toast one's feet.

v.intr.

To become toasted: This bread toasts well.

n.

1. Sliced bread heated and browned.

2. Slang One that is doomed, in trouble, or unworthy of further consideration.

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[Middle English tosten, from Old French toster, from Vulgar Latin *tostre, frequentative of Latin torrre, to parch, burn; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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toast ²  (tst)

n.

1.

a. The act of raising a glass and drinking in honor of or to the health of a person or thing.

b. A proposal to drink to someone or something or a speech given before the taking of such a drink.

c. The one honored by a toast.

2. A person receiving much attention or acclaim: the toast of Broadway.

v. toast·ed, toast·ing, toasts

v.tr.

To drink to the health or honor of.

v.intr.

To propose or drink a toast.

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[Perhaps from toast (from the use of spiced toast to flavor drinks).]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

toasting - cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill; "proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of bread" browning 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"