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Meaning of toast

- To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread.
- To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet.
- To name when a health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to the health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady.
- Bread dried and browned before a fire, usually in slices; also, a kind of food prepared by putting slices of toasted bread into milk, gravy, etc.
- A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are invited to drink; -- so called because toasts were formerly put into the liquor, as a great delicacy.
- Hence, any person, especially a person of distinction, in honor of whom a health is drunk; hence, also, anything so commemorated; a sentiment, as "The land we live in," "The day we celebrate," etc.

Crossword clue for toast

- Bake
- Bread browned by heat
- Bread, browned by heat
- Breakfast staple
- Browned bread
- crisp up
- Drink the health of
- Drink to
- Drink to a saint
- Drink to Aston on departure
- Drink to the health of
- Grill
- Grill (bread)
- Grilled bread
- Hot bread given to a saint
- Proposal of health to a saint
- Rolled oats, tea and grilled bread
- Salute to a saint
- Salute to another’s health
- To brown bread