toast noun
1 bread
ADJ. brown, white, wholemeal | dry | soggy
QUANT. piece, round, slice We'll have another round of toast, please.
VERB + TOAST make making toast for breakfast | butter, spread buttered toast She ate two slices of toast spread with jam. | burn I can smell burnt toast.
PREP. on ~ For lunch we had cheese on toast.
2 drink
VERB + TOAST make, propose He raised his glass as if to make a toast. | drink | respond to
PREP. ~ to The bridegroom ended his speech by proposing a toast to the hosts.