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toss (tôs, t

v. tossed, toss·ing, toss·es

v.tr.

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

2. To throw, fling, or heave continuously about; pitch to and fro: boats that were tossed by the storm.

3. To throw upward: The bull tossed him over the fence.

4. To mix (a salad) lightly so as to cover with dressing.

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

6. To move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion: "tossing their heads in sprightly dance" William Wordsworth.

7. To disturb or agitate; upset.

8. To throw to the ground: ducked the blow and tossed his opponent.

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

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

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

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

12. 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.

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

3. To flip a coin to decide an issue.

1. The act of tossing or the condition of being tossed.

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

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

4. 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 effortlessly or casually: "technicians who can toss off the Romantic blockbusters with stupendous speed" Annalyn Swan.

[Middle English tossen, possibly of Scandinavian origin.]

tosser n.

toss

Verb

1. to throw (something) lightly

2. to fling or be flung about, esp. in a violent way: the salty sea breeze tossing the branches of the palms

3. to coat (food) with a dressing by gentle stirring or mixing: her technique for tossing Caesar salad

4. (of a horse) to throw (its rider)

5. to move (one's head) suddenly backwards, as in impatience

6. to throw up (a coin) to decide between alternatives by guessing which side will land uppermost

7. toss and turn to be restless when trying to sleep

Noun

1. the act or an instance of tossing

2. the act of deciding between alternatives by throwing up a coin and guessing which side will land uppermost: Essex won the toss and decided to bat first

3. argue the toss to waste time and energy arguing about an unimportant point

4. not give a toss Informal not to care at all [Scandinavian]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	toss - the act of flipping a coin flip throw - casting an object in order to determine an outcome randomly; "he risked his fortune on a throw of the dice"
	2.	toss - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" flip, pass throw - the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base" centering, snap - (American football) putting the ball in play by passing it (between the legs) to a back; "the quarterback fumbled the snap" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
	3.	toss - an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head" movement, motility, motion, move - a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility"
Verb	1.	toss - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" pitch, sky, flip fling - throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" submarine - throw with an underhand motion lag - throw or pitch at a mark, as with coins throw back, toss back - throw back with a quick, light motion; "She tossed back her head"
	2.	toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" flip turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
	3.	toss - throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" chuck throw - propel through the air; "throw a frisbee"
	4.	toss - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed" jactitate, thrash about, thresh, thresh about, thrash, convulse, slash shake, agitate - move or cause to move back and forth; "The chemist shook the flask vigorously"; "My hands were shaking" whip - thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash; "The tall grass whipped in the wind"
	5.	toss - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" chuck out, discard, cast aside, cast away, throw away, toss away, toss out, put away, throw out, cast out, dispose, fling unlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habit deep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!" jettison - throw away, of something encumbering junk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer" waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer" get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood" dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!" retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat" abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot" liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandise de-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines" close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"
	6.	toss - agitate; "toss the salad" tumble - put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying; "Wash in warm water and tumble dry" raise up, commove, disturb, stir up, vex, shake up, agitate - change the arrangement or position of