Definitions of toss [ɔs, tɒs]
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1. (v.t.) toss
to throw, pitch, or fling, esp . to throw lightly or carelessly.
2. toss
to throw or send from one to another, as in play:
to toss a ball.
3. toss
to pitch with irregular or careless motions; jerk about.
4. toss
to agitate, disturb, or disquiet .
5. toss
to throw, raise, or jerk upward suddenly, as the head.
6. toss
to interject (a remark, comment, etc.) in a sudden, offhand manner.
7. toss
to throw (a coin) into the air in order to decide something by the side turned up when it falls (sometimes fol. by up ).
8. toss
to toss a coin with (someone).
9. toss
to stir or mix (a salad) lightly until the ingredients are coated with the dressing.
10. (v.i.) toss
to pitch, sway, or move irregularly, as a ship on a rough sea.
11. toss
to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, esp. on a bed or couch.
12. toss
to throw something.
13. toss
to throw a coin into the air in order to decide something by the way it falls (sometimes fol. by up ).
14. toss
to go with a fling of the body.
15. toss
toss off,
16. toss
to accomplish quickly or easily.
17. toss
to consume rapidly, esp. to drink up in one swallow .
18. (n.) toss
an act or instance of tossing.
19. toss
a pitching about or up and down.
20. toss
a throw or pitch.
21. toss
a sudden fling or jerk, esp. of the head.
Etymology: (1595–1605; orig. uncert.)
Definition of 'toss'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) flip, toss
the act of flipping a coin
2. (noun) pass, toss, flip
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
"the pass was fumbled"
3. (verb) toss
an abrupt movement
"a toss of his head"
4. (verb) flip, toss, sky, pitch
throw or toss with a light motion
"flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
5. (verb) flip, toss
lightly throw to see which side comes up
"I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
6. (verb) chuck, toss
throw carelessly
"chuck the ball"
7. (verb) convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate
move or stir about violently
"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
8. (verb) discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"
9. (verb) toss
agitate
"toss the salad"
1. (verb) toss
to throw sth carelessly
Just toss the bags in the back of the car.
Definition of 'toss'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) toss
a throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball
2. (noun) toss
a throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk
3. (verb) toss
to throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball
4. (verb) toss
to lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head
5. (verb) toss
to cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm
6. (verb) toss
to agitate; to make restless
7. (verb) toss
hence, to try; to harass
8. (verb) toss
to keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar
9. (verb) toss
to roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling
10. (verb) toss
to be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean
Sense: to throw into or through the air
She tossed the ball up into the air.
Afrikaans: opgooi, in die lug gooi
Arabic: يَقْذِف
Bulgarian: хвърлям (се)
Brazilian: atirar ao ar
Czech: vyhodit
German: werfen
Danish: kaste; smide
Greek: πετώ ψηλά, ρίχνω, τινάζω
Spanish: arrojar, tirar, lanzar
Estonian: õhku viskama
Farsi: پرت کردن
Finnish: heittää
French: lancer
Hebrew: לִזרוֹק
Hindi: उछालना
Croatian: baciti (u zrak), zavitlat
Hungarian: dob; lök
Indonesian: melambungkan
Icelandic: kasta
Italian: lanciare
Japanese: 投げる
Korean: 던져 올리다
Lithuanian: mesti, sviesti
Latvian: mest/sviest augšup
Malay: melambung
Dutch: omhooggooien
Norwegian: kaste, hive, slenge
Polish: rzucać
Persian: پرت کردن
Pashto: غورځول، اچول، ارتول ( لكه
Portuguese: atirar ao ar
Romanian: a arunca
Russian: подбрасывать
Slovak: vyhodiť
Slovenian: zagnati
Serbian: baciti
Swedish: kasta, slänga
Thai: โยน
Turkish: havaya atmak/fırlatmak
Taiwanese: 扔,擲
Ukrainian: кидати; підкидати
Urdu: ہوا ميں اچھالنا
Vietnamese: tung
Chinese: 扔,掷
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