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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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, especially something light, with a quick gentle movement of your handtoss something into/onto etc something She crumpled the letter and ...
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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.
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 ...
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 ...