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Meaning of 'toss' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Toss [ n.]
- A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.
- A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.
2 . Toss [ v. i.]
- To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.
- To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.
3 . Toss [ v. t.]
- To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.
- To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head.
- To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm.
- To agitate; to make restless.
- Hence, to try; to harass.
- To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar.

Meaning of 'toss' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . toss [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an abrupt movement
Example in sentence:
  • a toss of his head
Meaning (2):
- (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Example in sentence:
  • the pass was fumbled
3 . toss [ v]
Meaning (3):
- throw carelessly
Example in sentence:
  • chuck the ball
Meaning (4):
- throw or toss with a light motion
Example in sentence:
  • flip me the beachball;
  • toss me newspaper
Meaning (5):
- lightly throw to see which side comes up
Example in sentence:
  • I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
Meaning (6):
- throw or cast away
Example in sentence:
  • Put away your worries
Meaning (7):
- move or stir about violently
Example in sentence:
  • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
Meaning (8):
- agitate
Example in sentence:
  • toss the salad

Nearby Words:

toscatter tose tosh toshred tossed tossel tosser tossily tossing tosspot

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