Toss - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team (syn: flip, pass)
- an abrupt movement
verb
- throw carelessly (syn: chuck)
- move or stir about violently (syn: convulse, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh)
- throw or cast away (syn: cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out)
- agitate
Extra examples
She tossed the ball high in the air.
She tossed the paper at the recycling bin.
He tossed his dirty socks onto the floor.
He tossed his head back.
She tossed her hair and smiled.
Waves tossed the ship about.
The ship tossed on the waves.
They decided what to do by a coin toss.
She threw her hair back with a toss of her head.
She tossed her head back.
I wish the children would stop tossing those stones about.
He picked up his sister's ball and with an unpleasant smile tossed it away.
My friend and I, we tossed who should have first shot.
They tossed the room while I had breakfast.
He was allowed to attend as an observer but not active participant in the toss.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: toss
he/she/it: tosses
present participle: tossing
past tense: tossed
past participle: tossed
singular: toss
plural: tosses
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