salute vs toast

salute

verb
  • To make a gesture in honor of (someone or something). 

  • To act in thanks, honor, or tribute; to thank or extend gratitude; to praise. 

  • to wave, to acknowledge an acquaintance. 

  • To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and courtesy; to greet; to hail. 

  • To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to gratify. 

noun
  • A discharge of cannon or similar arms, as a mark of honour or respect. 

  • An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, now especially a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions. 

  • A kiss, offered in salutation. 

  • A pyrotechnic device primarily designed to produce a loud bang. 

toast

verb
  • To engage in a salutation and/or accompanying raising of glasses while drinking alcohol in honor of someone or something. 

  • To perform extemporaneous narrative poem or rap. 

  • To lightly cook by browning via direct exposure to a fire or other heat source. 

  • To grill, lightly cook by browning specifically under a grill or in a toaster 

  • To warm thoroughly. 

noun
  • Something that will be no more; something subject to impending destruction, harm or injury. 

  • A proposed salutation (e.g. to say "cheers") while drinking alcohol. 

  • Extemporaneous narrative poem or rap. 

  • A transient, informational unclickable pop-up overlay, less interactive than a snackbar. 

  • A person, group, or notable object to which a salutation with alcohol is made; a person or group held in similar esteem. 

  • Toasted bread. 

How often have the words salute and toast occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )