Toss Definition
tôs, tŏs
tossed, tosses, tossing
verb
tossed, tosses, tossing
To throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet.
A boat tossed by a storm.
Webster's New World
To fling oneself about in sleep, etc.; be restless in bed.
Webster's New World
To throw (in various senses); specif., to throw upward, lightly and easily, from the hand.
Webster's New World
To disturb; agitate; disquiet.
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To cause to move from side to side or up and down.
Boats that were tossed by the storm.
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- catch
- lie still
noun
The act of tossing something.
The toss of a hat.
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A tossing or being tossed; a throw, fling, pitch, etc.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
The distance that something is or can be tossed.
Webster's New World
An abrupt upward movement, as of the head.
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idiom
toss (one's) cookies
- To vomit.
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toss off
- to make, do, write, etc. quickly, casually, and without effort
- to drink up in one draft
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Toss
Origin of Toss
Middle English tossen possibly of Scandinavian origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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