toast synonyms

toast

n.

  1. A sentiment or person drunk to

    pledge, proposal, celebration, ceremony, salute, compliment, commemoration, acknowledgment, thanksgiving; see also honor 1.

    Invitations for toasts include: here's to you, good luck, lest we forget, your health, Sir; prosit (German), skoal (Scandinavian), salud (Spanish), a votre santé (French), lekhaim (Yiddish), slainte (Irish), down the hatch*, here's how*, bottoms up*, here's mud in your eye*, here's looking at you*, cheers* (British).

  2. Browned bread].

    Varieties of toast include: white, rye, whole-wheat, Zwieback, pumpernickel, sourdough, honey, Melba, French, milk, cinnamon, raisin;

toast

v.

  1. To honor by drinking liquor

    drink to, pay homage to, drink to someone's health, celebrate, pledge, compliment, propose a toast, name, glorify, make special mention of; see also drink 2, praise 1.

  2. To brown bread

    put in a toaster, heat, dry, cook, crisp, parch, grill.

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