Toss

  • 31toss — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 of the head PREPOSITION ▪ with a toss PHRASES ▪ a toss of your/the head ▪ ‘Of course not!’ she said with a toss of her head. 2 the toss …

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  • 32toss — toss1 [ tɔs ] verb ** ▸ 1 throw something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of something ▸ 3 move something up and down ▸ 4 cover something in liquid ▸ 5 throw coin into air ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 33toss — [c]/tɒs / (say tos) verb (tossed or, Poetic, tost, tossing) –verb (t) 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastepaper basket. 2. to throw or send (a ball, etc.) from one to… …

  • 34toss — I n. flipping of a coin to decide an issue to lose; win the toss II v. 1) ( to turn and twist ) to toss restlessly (in one s sleep) 2) (A) ( to throw ) toss the ball to me; or: toss me the ball 3) (D; intr., tr.) to toss for ( to decide by… …

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  • 35toss — tosser, n. tossingly, adv. /taws, tos/, v., tossed or (Literary) tost; tossing; n. v.t. 1. to throw, pitch, or fling, esp. to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. 2. to throw or send from one to another, as… …

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  • 36toss — v. & n. v. 1 tr. throw up (a ball etc.) esp. with the hand. 2 tr. & intr. roll about, throw, or be thrown, restlessly or from side to side (the ship tossed on the ocean; was tossing and turning all night; tossed her head angrily). 3 tr. (usu.… …

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  • 37toss — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to fling or heave continuously about, to and fro, or up and down < a ship tossed by waves > b. bandy 2 c. to mix lightly until well coated with a dressing or until the&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 38toss — verb 1》 throw lightly or casually.     ↘(of a horse) throw (a rider) off its back.     ↘throw (a coin) into the air so as to make a choice, based on which side of the coin faces uppermost when it lands. 2》 move from side to side or back and forth …

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  • 39toss — Synonyms and related words: agitate, agonize, be poised, billow, blind bargain, blunder, bob, bobble, bowl, break, bung, call, careen, career, cast, cast at, cast lots, catapult, chance at odds, change of pace, change up, chuck, chuck at, chunk,&#8230; …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 40toss — be·toss; re·toss; toss; toss·er; toss·ing·ly; …

    English syllables