toss
- toss
- I UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs]
verb
Word forms "toss":
present tense
I/you/we/they toss
he/she/it tosses
present participle tossing
past tense tossed
past participle tossed
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1)
a) transitive] to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless way
She smiled at me, tossing her coat onto the chair.
Brendon tossed the ball into the air.
b) toss or toss up
intransitive/transitive] to throw a coin into the air and make a decision based on which side the coin falls on
2) transitive] to make something move up and down or from side to side
The little boat was tossed roughly by the waves.
3) transitive] to mix food with a liquid so that it becomes covered in the liquid
Can you toss the salad for me?
4) toss or toss out mainly American
transitive] informal to get rid of something because you do not want or need it
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toss your head/hair
— to move your head quickly upwards, especially when you are angry or do not care about something
II UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs]
noun countable]
Word forms "toss":
singular toss
plural tosses
1) the act of throwing something gently or in a slightly careless way
2) the act of throwing a coin into the air in order to make a decision based on which side the coin falls on
win the toss:
South Africa won the toss and decided to bat.
3) the act of moving your head quickly upwards, especially when you are angry or do not care about something
She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.
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English dictionary.
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