Toss meaning
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.
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.
Tossed the shirt on the floor.
Toss a salad.
Tossed the idea around.
The canoe tossed about on the waves.
Toss in one's sleep.
The home team won the toss and elected to receive.
A boat tossed by a storm.
Tossing her head in disdain.
Toss it over here!
To toss the head.
I don't need it anymore, you can just toss it.
"Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for."
Tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.
- To vomit.
- To make, do, write, etc. quickly, casually, and without effort.
- To drink up in one draft.
- To masturbate.
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of toss
- Middle English tossen possibly of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition