toss

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UK /tɒs/ US /tɔs/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + TOSS

lose, win

The captain lost the toss, so our team had to bat first.

PREP

with a ~

PHRASES

(by/on) the toss of a coin

On the toss of a coin, they decided who would go first in the game.

a toss of sb's/the head

He dismissed the criticism with a toss of his head and walked away.

(verb.) throw sth carelessly

ADV

carelessly, casually

He carelessly tossed his wet towel onto the bathroom floor after his shower.

aside, away, back, over

He tossed aside the old newspaper and picked up his phone instead.

PREP

into, out of, to

She tossed her bag into the back seat before starting the car.

(verb.) keep moving up and down/from side to side

ADV

restlessly

He tossed restlessly in bed, unable to stop thinking about his job interview the next morning.

about

The small sailboat was tossed about by the rough waves during the storm.

PHRASES

toss and turn

She tossed and turned in bed, worried about her exam the next morning.

(verb.) cover food in a sauce

ADV

gently, lightly | well | together

PREP

She tossed the salad in a large wooden bowl before serving it to her guests.

Definitions

noun

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

A haughty throwing up of the head.

Concern or consideration.

I don't give a toss about her.

A state of agitation; commotion.

This put us at the board into a Tosse.

"We are all in a toss, in our neighborhood," said Mistress Pottle.

verb

To throw with an initial upward direction.

Toss it over here!

To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

to toss the head

He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me, He would not stay.

To agitate; to make restless.

Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent.

To subject to trials; to harass.

Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men.

To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.

We should toss for it.

I'll toss you for it.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of y

noun — the act of flipping a coin

flip

verb — throw or toss with a light motion

verb — throw carelessly

chuck

verb — move or stir about violently

verb — lightly throw to see which side comes up

flip

verb — throw or cast away

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

on the toss of a coin

Left to pure chance; based on a flippant metric.

send for a toss

To use or invest on the off chance.

He is going to Rennes and was sent for a toss, bred down from Kirkpatrick stock.

Example Bank

I don't give a toss about her.

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This put us at the board into a Tosse.

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"We are all in a toss, in our neighborhood," said Mistress Pottle.

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Toss it over here!

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to toss the head

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He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me, He would not stay.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, toss is marked as slang, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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