toss

Use toss in a sentence

This boy is about to toss a ball to a friend.

noun

The definition of a toss is a throw or fling of something, or a flip of a coin.
1. An example of a toss is a throw of a baseball glove onto the stoop.
2. An example of a toss is a flip of coin to decide which team goes first.

verb

Toss is defined as to throw lightly, or to mix together ingredients to cover them with salad dressing or a sauce.
1. An example of to toss is to gently throw a ball onto the grass.
2. An example of to toss is to mix together salad greens and a dressing.

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toss

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 a coin with (someone) for deciding something according to which side will land uppermost
to get rid of; throw away; discard

Origin of toss

probably from Scand, as in Norwegian dialect, dialectal tossa, to spread, strew; akin to Middle Low German t?sen, to tear, Middle English (to)tusen, to pull to pieces from Indo-European base an unverified form d?(i)-, to part, tear from source tease

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 a coin, as in letting chance decide something

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

toss Idioms

toss off

to make, do, write, etc. quickly, casually, and without effort
to drink up in one draft
Brit., Slang to masturbate: a vulgar usage

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toss

verb

tossed, toss·ing, toss·es

verb

transitive

To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk: tossed the shirt on the floor. See Synonyms at throw.
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.
To mix (food) lightly so as to cover with dressing or sauce: toss a salad.
To discuss informally; bandy: tossed the idea around.
a. To flip (coins) in order to decide an issue.
b. To flip coins with: I'll toss you to see who goes first.
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.

verb

intransitive

To be thrown here and there; be flung to and fro or up and down: The canoe tossed about on the waves.
To move about restlessly; twist and turn: toss in one's sleep.
To flip a coin to decide an issue.

noun

a. The act of tossing something: the toss of a hat.
b. 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 quickly or casually: tosses off a blog entry every other day.

Origin of toss

Middle English tossen possibly of Scandinavian origin

Related Forms:

toss′er
noun

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Noun

(plural tosses)

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
(cricket, soccer) The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
(UK, slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
I couldn't give a toss about her.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present tosses, present participle tossing, simple past and past participle tossed or the obsolete tost)

To throw with an initial upward direction.
Toss it over here!
To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
to toss the head
To agitate; to make restless.
To subject to trials; to harass.
To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
I'll toss you for it.
To discard: to toss out
I don't need it anymore, you can just toss it.
To stir or mix (a salad).
to toss a salad; a tossed salad.
(UK, vulgar, slang) To masturbate
(informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
"Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for."
(intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep
(intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.