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- DictionaryToss/tôs/
verb
- 1. throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually: "Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa"
- 2. move or cause to move from side to side or back and forth: "the trees tossed in the wind"
noun
- 1. an action or instance of tossing something: "a defiant toss of her head"
2 days ago · toss. (tɒs , US tɔːs ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense tosses , present participle tossing , past tense, past participle tossed. 1. verb. If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Definition of toss verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you lightly throw something, you toss it. You might toss your lifejacket and backpack into a canoe before climbing in with the paddles. You can toss a baseball to your friend in the backyard, or toss your trash in a wastebasket when you're finished with lunch.
Toss definition: to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly. See examples of TOSS used in a sentence.
Toss definition, to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. See more.
toss to throw something lightly or carelessly: She tossed her jacket onto the bed. hurl to throw something violently in a particular direction: Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windshield. fling to throw something somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: She flung the letter down onto the table.
noun. uk / tɒs / us. a toss of a coin. the action of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upwards as a way of deciding something. a toss of your head/hair. the action of moving your head quickly backwards. (Definition of toss from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of toss.
