toss
toss/tôs,täs/
verb
- throw (something) somewhere lightly, easily, or casually."Suzy tossed her bag onto the sofa"synonyms: throw, hurl, cast, fling, sling, pitch, shy, lob, propel, launch, project, send, dash, bowl, heave, chuck, bung
- move or cause to move from side to side or back and forth."the trees tossed in the wind"synonyms: flail, thrash around, roll, tumble, jerk, twitch, wriggle, writhe, squirm, lurch, reel, list, keel, veer, labor, flounder, plunge, rock, sway, undulate, pitch, heave, wallow, make heavy weather, pitchpole
- search (a place)."I could demand her keys and toss her office"
noun
an action or instance of tossing something.
"a defiant toss of her head"
synonyms: jerk, jolt, throw, cast, fling, hurl, heave, delivery, lob
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3 days ago · throw, cast, toss, fling, hurl, pitch, sling mean to cause to move swiftly through space by a propulsive movement or a propelling force.
TOSS meaning: 1. to throw something carelessly: 2. When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it…. Learn more.
to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch: to toss in one's sleep.
toss in American English · 1. to throw or pitch about; fling here and there; buffet · 2. US · 3. to disturb; agitate; disquiet · 4. to throw (in various senses); ...
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When you lightly throw something, you toss it. You might toss your lifejacket and backpack into a canoe before climbing in with the paddles.
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to throw something carelessly: He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin. The bull tossed him up into the air. [ + two objects ] Andrew tossed ...
The meaning of TOSS AND TURN is to move about and turn over in bed because one is unable to sleep. How to use toss and turn in a sentence.
From Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa ...
TOSS meaning: 1 : to throw (something) with a quick, light motion; 2 : to move or lift (something, such as a part of your body) quickly or suddenly.
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toss · 1. · 2. to fling or be flung about, esp constantly or regularly in an agitated or violent way: a ship tosses in a storm. · 3. to discuss or put forward ...