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toss
[ taws, tos ]
verb (used with object)
- to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly:
to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
- to throw or send from one to another, as in play:
to toss a ball.
- to throw or pitch with irregular or careless motions; fling or jerk about:
The ship was tossed by waves.
- to agitate, disturb, or disquiet.
- to throw, raise, or jerk upward suddenly:
She tossed her head disdainfully.
- to speak or express in a sudden offhand manner; interject:
He tossed jokes into their serious discussion.
- to throw (a coin) into the air in order to decide something by the side turned up when it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
- to toss a coin with (someone).
- to stir or mix (a salad) lightly until the ingredients are coated with the dressing.
verb (used without object)
- to pitch, rock, sway, or move irregularly, as a ship on a rough sea or a flag or plumes in the breeze.
- to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch:
to toss in one's sleep.
- to throw something.
- to throw a coin into the air in order to decide something by the way it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
- to go with a fling of the body:
to toss out of a room in a fit of anger.
noun
- an act or instance of tossing.
- a pitching about or up and down.
- a throw or pitch.
- the distance to which something is or may be thrown.
- a sudden fling or jerk of the body, especially a quick upward or backward movement of the head.
verb phrase
- Informal. to vomit.
- to accomplish quickly or easily.
- to consume rapidly, especially to drink something up in one swallow:
He tossed off a cocktail before dinner.
- British Slang. to masturbate.
toss
/ ɒ /
verb
- tr to throw lightly or with a flourish, esp with the palm of the hand upwards
- to fling or be flung about, esp constantly or regularly in an agitated or violent way
a ship tosses in a storm
- to discuss or put forward for discussion in an informal way
- tr (of an animal such as a horse) to throw (its rider)
- tr (of an animal) to butt with the head or the horns and throw into the air
the bull tossed the matador
- tr to shake, agitate, or disturb
- to toss up a coin with (someone) in order to decide or allot something
let's toss for it
I'll toss you for it
- intr to move away angrily or impatiently
she tossed out of the room
noun
- an abrupt movement
- a rolling or pitching motion
- the act or an instance of tossing
- the act of tossing up a coin See toss up
- a fall from a horse or other animal
- argue the tossto wrangle or dispute at length
- give a toss slang.to be concerned or interested (esp in the phrase not give a toss )
Other Word Forms
- ٴDzİ noun
- ٴDziԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ٴDz adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of toss1
Word History and Origins
Origin of toss1
Idioms and Phrases
- toss one's cookies, Slang. cookie ( def 8 ).
- toss one's hat in the ring. hat ( def 8 ).
More idioms and phrases containing toss
- throw away (toss out)
- throw (toss) one's hat in the ring
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Nearly six months ago, her 2024 opponent, Appellate Judge Jefferson Griffin, filed his election protests, challenging more than 65,000 votes he said were invalid and arguing they should be tossed out.
After tossing five shutout innings in his season debut against the Atlanta Braves on March 31, the oft-injured 31-year-old Dodgers pitcher believed he had finally unlocked the secret to better health.
Just put oil and vinegar on and toss it.
I also love tossing them into salads, pasta and ramen if I want a little bit of protein.
Another unexpected find has been a woman tossed in a ditch, in stark contrast to all the other people who were buried with great care.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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