toss
[verb]
Synonyms:
- throw, cast, fling, flip, hurl, launch, lob (informal), pitch, sling
- thrash, rock, roll, shake, wriggle, writhe
[noun]
Synonyms:
- throw, lob (informal), pitch

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Related Idioms: toss and turn
Related Words: bob, sway

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English Thesaurus: throw, toss, hurl, fling, heave, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. toss¹ /tɒs $ tɒːs/ verb
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]

1. [transitive] to throw something, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your hand
toss something into/onto etc something
She crumpled the letter and tossed it into the fire.
toss something aside/over etc
Toss that book over, will you?
toss something to somebody
‘Catch!’ said Sandra, tossing her bag to him.
toss somebody something
Frank tossed her the newspaper.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to move about continuously in a violent or uncontrolled way, or to make something do this
toss something around/about
The small boat was tossed about like a cork.

3. toss and turn to keep changing your position in bed because you cannot sleep:
I’ve been tossing and turning all night.

4. [intransitive and transitive] (also toss up) especially British English to throw a coin in the air, so that a decision will be made according to the side that faces upwards when it comes down Synonym : flip American English:
They tossed a coin to decide who would go first.
toss (somebody) for it
We couldn’t make up our minds, so we decided to toss for it.

5. [transitive] to throw something up into the air and let it fall to the ground:
The crowd cheered, banging pots and tossing confetti into the air.

6. toss a pancake British English to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands on the side that you want to cook Synonym : flip American English

7. [transitive] to move pieces of food about in a small amount of liquid so that they become covered with the liquid:
Toss the carrots in some butter before serving.

8. toss your head/hair written to move your head or hair back suddenly, often with a shaking movement showing anger:
He tossed his head angrily and left the room.
toss off phrasal verb

1. toss something ↔ off to produce something quickly and without much effort:
one of those painters who can toss off a couple of pictures before breakfast

2. toss something ↔ off written to drink something quickly:
He tossed off a few whiskies.

3. toss (somebody) off British English informal not polite to masturbate
toss something/somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English informal

1. to get rid of something that you do not want Synonym : throw out:
I tossed most of that stuff out when we moved.

2. to make someone leave a place, especially because of bad behaviour Synonym : throw out
toss something/somebody ↔ out of
Kurt was tossed out of the club for trying to start a fight.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. toss² noun [countable]

1. the act of throwing a coin in the air to decide something, especially who will do something first in a game:
The toss of a coin decided who would go first.
win/lose the toss
Malory won the toss and will serve.

2. a sudden backwards movement of your head, so that your hair moves, often showing anger:
‘I’ll see,’ the nurse said, with an officious toss of her head.

3. a gentle throw

4. not give a toss British English spoken to not care about something at all:
I really couldn’t give a toss what Sam thinks.
⇒ argue the toss at argue(5)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

toss
noun
VERB + TOSS lose, win England won the toss and chose to kick off.
PREP. with a ~
PHRASES (by/on) the toss of a coin The order of play was decided by the toss of a coin.
a toss of sb's/the head ‘Of course not, ’ she said with a toss of her head.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

toss
verb
I. throw sth carelessly
ADV. carelessly, casually She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag.
aside, away, back, over She tossed back her blonde hair.
PREP. into, out of, to He tossed the letter over to me.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

toss
II. keep moving up and down/from side to side
ADV. restlessly She tossed about restlessly all night with a high fever.
about He was tossed about in his boat.
PHRASES toss and turn He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

toss
III. cover food in a sauce
ADV. gently, lightly | well | together
PREP. in Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand:
I threw the ball back to him.
Protestors began throwing stones at the police.
I just threw the letter in the bin.
toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort:
She tossed her coat onto the bed.
Can you chuck me the remote control?
hurl to throw something with a lot of force:
Someone hurled a brick through his window.
fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time:
He flung her keys into the river.
I flung a few things into a suitcase.
heave /hiːv/ to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
They heaved the log into the river.
lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something:
The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
pass to throw the ball to another member of your team:
He passed the ball to Wilkinson, who kicked the ball over the goalposts.
pitch to throw the ball to the batter in a game of baseball:
Stoddard pitched for the Chicago White Sox.
bowl to throw the ball towards the person who is batting in a game of cricket:
Harmison bowled superbly and took 5 wickets.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

throw to make something such as a ball or stone move quickly through the air using your hand:
I threw the ball back to him.
Protestors began throwing stones at the police.
I just threw the letter in the bin.
toss (also chuck) informal to throw something, especially in a careless way without using much effort:
She tossed her coat onto the bed.
Can you chuck me the remote control?
hurl to throw something with a lot of force:
Someone hurled a brick through his window.
fling to angrily throw something somewhere with a lot of force, or to carelessly throw something somewhere because you have very little time:
He flung her keys into the river.
I flung a few things into a suitcase.
heave /hiːv/ to throw something heavy using a lot of effort:
They heaved the log into the river.
lob to throw something high into the air over someone or something:
The police lobbed tear gas canisters over the heads of the demonstrators.
relationship when two people spend time together or live together because they are romantically or sexually attracted to each other:
After her marriage broke up, she had a series of disastrous relationships.
⇒ relationship with:
I don’t want to start a relationship with her, because I’m going back to South Africa.
⇒ relationship between:
Relationships between people of different cultures are often extremely difficult.
⇒ be in a relationship:
Why are all the interesting men I meet already in relationships?
⇒ sexual relationship:
Several of the psychiatrists admitted to having sexual relationships with patients.
⇒ romantic relationship:
Even at 35, Bobby seemed unable to commit to a romantic relationship.
affair a secret sexual relationship between two people, when one or both of them is married to someone else:
The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out.
⇒ affair with:
I had no idea that Mike had an affair with Carolyn!
⇒ love affair:
Burton had been involved in a love affair with a woman who ended up taking most of his money.
romance an exciting and often short relationship between two people who feel very much in love with each other:
It was a beautiful summer romance, but they knew it couldn’t last.
Richard and Penny had made no great secret of their romance, even though they were both married.
⇒ romance with:
My romance with Lois did not survive our high school graduation.

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