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Toss is defined as to throw lightly, or to mix together ingredients to cover them with salad dressing or a sauce.

(verb)

An example of to toss is to gently throw a ball onto the grass.
An example of to toss is to mix together salad greens and a dressing.

The definition of a toss is a throw or fling of something, or a flip of a coin.

(noun)

An example of a toss is a throw of a baseball glove onto the stoop.
An example of a toss is a flip of coin to decide which team goes first.

See toss in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb

to throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet: a boat tossed by a storm
☆ to mix lightly the parts or ingredients of (esp. a salad)
to disturb; agitate; disquiet
to throw (in various senses); specif., to throw upward, lightly and easily, from the hand
to throw in or bandy (ideas, remarks, etc.)
to lift quickly; jerk upward: tossing her head in disdain
to toss up with (someone for something): see phrase below

Origin: prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. tossa, to spread, strew; akin to MLowG tōsen, to tear, ME (to)tusen, to pull to pieces < IE base *dā(i)-, to part, tear > tease

intransitive verb

to be flung to and fro; be thrown about or pitched about
to fling oneself about in sleep, etc.; be restless in bed
to move or go impatiently, angrily, or disdainfully, as with a toss of the head
to toss up: see phrase below

noun

a tossing or being tossed; a throw, fling, pitch, etc.
tossup (sense )
the distance that something is or can be tossed

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tosser noun

See toss in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb tossed, toss·ing, toss·es

verb, transitive

To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden slight jerk: tossed the shirt on the floor. See Synonyms at throw.
To throw, fling, or heave continuously about; pitch to and fro: boats that were tossed by the storm.
To throw upward: The bull tossed him over the fence.
To mix (a salad) lightly so as to cover with dressing.
To discuss informally; bandy: tossed the idea around.
To move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion: “tossing their heads in sprightly dance” (William Wordsworth).
To disturb or agitate; upset.
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.
To put in a given position, condition, or situation: tossed the criminal in jail.
To throw away; discard: I tossed the newspaper after reading it.
To disqualify or eject: The starter was tossed for throwing illegal pitches.

verb, intransitive

To be thrown here and there; be flung to and fro.
To move about restlessly; twist and turn: toss in one's sleep.
To flip a coin to decide an issue.

noun

The act of tossing or the condition of being tossed.
The distance that something is or can be tossed.
An abrupt upward movement, as of the head.
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 To drink up in one draft. To do or finish effortlessly or casually: “technicians who can toss off the Romantic blockbusters with stupendous speed” (Annalyn Swan).

Origin:

Origin: Middle English tossen

Origin: , possibly of Scandinavian origin

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