Toast v. t. [imp. & p. p. Toasted p. pr. & vb. n. Toasting.]
1. To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast bread.
2. To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet.
3. To name when a health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to the health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady.
Toast·ing, a. & n. from Toast, v.
Toasting fork, a long-handled fork for toasting bread, cheese, or the like, by the fire.
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toasting
n : cooking to a brown crispiness over a fire or on a grill;
"proper toasting should brown both sides of a piece of
bread" [syn: browning]