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toss

[ taws, tos ]

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verb (used with object)

tossed or (Literary) tost; tossing.

to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly:
to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
to throw or send from one to another, as in play:
to toss a ball.
to throw or pitch with irregular or careless motions; fling or jerk about:
The ship was tossed by waves.
to agitate, disturb, or disquiet.
to throw, raise, or jerk upward suddenly:
She tossed her head disdainfully.
to speak or express in a sudden offhand manner; interject:
He tossed jokes into their serious discussion.
to throw (a coin) into the air in order to decide something by the side turned up when it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
to toss a coin with (someone).
to stir or mix (a salad) lightly until the ingredients are coated with the dressing.

verb (used without object)

tossed or (Literary) tost; tossing.

to pitch, rock, sway, or move irregularly, as a ship on a rough sea or a flag or plumes in the breeze.
to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch:
to toss in one's sleep.
to throw something.
to throw a coin into the air in order to decide something by the way it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
to go with a fling of the body:
to toss out of a room in a fit of anger.

noun

an act or instance of tossing.
a pitching about or up and down.
a throw or pitch.
tossup ( def 1 ).
the distance to which something is or may be thrown.
a sudden fling or jerk of the body, especially a quick upward or backward movement of the head.

verb phrase

Informal. to vomit.
1. to accomplish quickly or easily.
2. to consume rapidly, especially to drink something up in one swallow:
  He tossed off a cocktail before dinner.
3. British Slang. to masturbate.

toss

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verb

tr to throw lightly or with a flourish, esp with the palm of the hand upwards
to fling or be flung about, esp constantly or regularly in an agitated or violent way
a ship tosses in a storm
to discuss or put forward for discussion in an informal way
tr (of an animal such as a horse) to throw (its rider)
tr (of an animal) to butt with the head or the horns and throw into the air
the bull tossed the matador
tr to shake, agitate, or disturb
to toss up a coin with (someone) in order to decide or allot something
let's toss for it
I'll toss you for it
intr to move away angrily or impatiently
she tossed out of the room

noun

an abrupt movement
a rolling or pitching motion
the act or an instance of tossing
the act of tossing up a coin See toss up
a fall from a horse or other animal
argue the toss
to wrangle or dispute at length
give a toss slang.
to be concerned or interested (esp in the phrase not give a toss )

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Other �y��vlog Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of toss¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of toss¹

C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian, Swedish tossa to strew

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Idioms and Phrases

toss one's cookies, Slang. cookie ( def 8 ).
toss one's hat in the ring. hat ( def 8 ).

More idioms and phrases containing toss

throw away (toss out)
throw (toss) one's hat in the ring

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Synonym Study

See throw.

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Example Sentences

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The 103-page decision overturns a trial court ruling denying Republican Appeals Court Judge Jefferson Griffin's request to toss out tens of thousands of votes he claims are invalid.

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“Usually when you get yourself in over your head, credit card debt is usually the first thing that gets tossed by the wayside.”

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In their complaint, the plaintiffs argue that Trump lacks the constitutional authority to make sweeping changes to federal voting laws and election rules or to require states to toss out valid absentee and mail-in ballots.

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I looked around me to see if there was something I could climb or a rock I could toss.

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And what was the trigger behind Frank tossing aside his sobriety and Buddhist devotion so fast and diving back into depravity?

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