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UK
/tˈɒs/
]
[ US /ˈtɔs/ ]
[ US /ˈtɔs/ ]
NOUN
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(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
the pass was fumbled -
an abrupt movement
a toss of his head - the act of flipping a coin
VERB
-
move or stir about violently
The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed -
throw or cast away
Put away your worries -
agitate
toss the salad -
throw carelessly
chuck the ball -
throw or toss with a light motion
flip me the beachball
toss me newspaper -
lightly throw to see which side comes up
I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
How To Use toss In A Sentence
- A few minutes with the heron book cleared up the mystery; they were tricolored herons, the first I had ever seen.10 By the end of the month American goldfinches were shooting around like tossed gold pieces despite another cold spell. Bird Cloud
- She tossed her mane a bit hither and then a bit yonder.
- Malory won the toss and will serve.
- Or is the idea of foreign policy beyondmilitary commitmentsso far off the radar that when the polls open, everything will hinge on the pitch-and-toss of national concerns? And Now, The Choice « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
- The seas roiled , tossing the ships in the harbor about like toys in a rain barrel.
- Sakazawa was tossed and shaken as the ship bore the brunt of the attack.
- Italian flag pasta – tossed with pesto and fried mangold on top, tossed with butter and parmesan on top, and tossed with tomato sauce and more of the same sauce on top. Bento #287 « Were rabbits
- Not incidentally — one of the best 1930s fake-modern piano concerti ever tossed into a film. Proof through the night
- Turn off the heat add linguine and toss well garnish with parsley. Serve.
- Yet doctrinaire democrats don't seem to give a tinker's toss about placing limits on what a legislature (local or global) can divvy or decide.