slices of bread that have been toasted
"She spread butter on her warm toast before adding jam."
Toasted bread.
"I poured milk over my toasted bread to make it taste better."
To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source.
"She toasted the marshmallows over the campfire until they were golden brown."
In plain English: To toast something means to heat it until it turns brown and crispy, usually by holding it near an open flame.
"They toasted each other with glasses of wine to celebrate their new job."
Usage: Use this verb when referring to the specific action of cooking bread until golden brown, often with butter and sugar before serving as dessert. It is distinct from simply heating food in an oven without achieving that characteristic surface crispness.
Initialism of The Oversized-Attribute Storage Technique: a mechanism in PostgreSQL that allows rows of data to exceed the normal maximum size by splitting off part of the data into an auxiliary table.
"The database administrator implemented TOAST to store large text fields without bloating the main table, leveraging PostgreSQL's extension for oversized attribute storage."
The word "toast" originally referred to a piece of bread used to flavor drinks before taking on its modern meaning related to people or ideas. The specific sense of addressing someone as toast began in 1674, when it described a lady who was thought to add spice to a full drinking vessel like the others did with spiced bread.