toast

(noun) slices of bread that have been toasted.

(noun) a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention. Examples: "He was the toast of the town."

(noun) a person in desperate straits; someone doomed. Synonyms: goner. Examples: "I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work." "One mistake and you're toast."

(noun) a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event. Synonyms: pledge.

(verb) make brown and crisp by heating. Synonyms: crispen, crisp. Examples: "Toast bread." "Crisp potatoes."

(verb) propose a toast to. Synonyms: drink, pledge, salute, wassail. Examples: "Let us toast the birthday girl!." "Let's drink to the new year."