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toss

 (tôs, tŏs)

v. tossed, toss·ing, toss·es

v.tr.

1. To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk: tossed the shirt on the floor. See Synonyms at throw.

2.

a. To throw or propel upward: The bull tossed him over the fence.

b. To throw or propel to the ground: The horse tossed its rider.

c. To cause to move from side to side or up and down: boats that were tossed by the storm.

d. To move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion.

3. To mix (food) lightly so as to cover with dressing or sauce: toss a salad.

4. To discuss informally; bandy: tossed the idea around.

5.

a. To flip (coins) in order to decide an issue.

b. To flip coins with: I'll toss you to see who goes first.

6.

a. To put in a given position, condition, or situation: tossed the suspect in jail.

b. To throw away; discard: I tossed the newspaper after reading it.

c. To disqualify or eject: The starter was tossed for throwing illegal pitches.

v.intr.

1. To be thrown here and there; be flung to and fro or up and down: The canoe tossed about on the waves.

2. To move about restlessly; twist and turn: toss in one's sleep.

3. To flip a coin to decide an issue.

n.

1.

a. The act of tossing something: the toss of a hat.

b. The distance that something is or can be tossed.

2. An abrupt upward movement, as of the head.

3. A flipping of a coin to decide an issue: The home team won the toss and elected to receive.

Phrasal Verbs:

toss down Informal

To drink in one draft by suddenly tilting.

toss off Informal

1. To drink up in one draft.

2. To do or finish quickly or casually: tosses off a blog entry every other day.

Idiom:

toss (one's) cookies

To vomit.

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[Middle English tossen, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

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toss′er n.

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Thesaurus

toss

verb

1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:

cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw.

Informal: fire.

2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down:

heave, pitch, rock, roll.

3. To swing about or strike at wildly:

flail, thrash, thresh.

Idiom: toss and turn.

4. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment:

agonize, squirm, turn, writhe.

5. To impair or destroy the composure of:

agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), unsettle, upset.

Informal: rattle.

6. To throw (a coin) in order to decide something:

flip.

Idiom: call heads or tails.

phrasal verb
toss around

To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:

bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over).

Informal: hash (over), kick around, knock about (or around).

Slang: rap.

Idiom: go into a huddle.

phrasal verb
toss down or off

Informal. To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid):

drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup.

Informal: swig.

Slang: belt.

Idiom: wet one's whistle.

noun

An act of throwing:

cast, fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw.

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