toss in English dictionary

  • toss

    Meanings and definitions of "toss"

    • To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
    • To discard: to toss out
    • To stir or mix (a salad).
    • (UK, vulgar, slang) To masturbate
    • To search.
    • A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction (often implying a lack of care.)
    • To throw with an initial upward direction.
    • noun
      A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
    • noun
      (cricket, soccer)
      The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
    • noun
      (Britain, slang)
      A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
    • verb
      To throw with an initial upward direction.
    • verb
      To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
    • verb
      To agitate; to make restless.
    • verb
      To subject to trials; to harass.
    • verb
      To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
    • verb
      To discard: to toss out
    • verb
      To stir or mix (a salad).
    • verb
      (Britain, slang)
      To masturbate
    • verb
      (transitive, informal)
      To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
    • verb
      (obsolete)
      To keep in play; to tumble over.
    • verb
      (rowing)
      To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
    • to throw with an initial upward direction
    • to flip a coin
    • to discard
    • to stir or mix (a salad)
    • The toss of a coin before a cricket, football etc. match
    • A throw, a lob, of a ball etc.
    • wave (i.e. a flag)
    • noun
      an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
    • noun
      (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
    • noun
      the act of flipping a coin
    • verb
      agitate; "toss the salad"
    • verb
      lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
    • verb
      move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
    • verb
      throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"
    • verb
      throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
    • verb
      throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"

    Synonyms of "toss" in English dictionary

    fling, dispose, thresh about are the top synonyms of "toss" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of toss

    • toss ( third-person singular simple present tosses, present participle tossing, simple past and past participle tossed or the obsolete tost)
    • toss, tossed, tossing, tosses
    • toss ( plural  tosses)
    • toss (plural tosses)
    • toss (third-person singular simple present tosses, present participle tossing, simple past and past participle tossed or (obsolete) tost)
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