toss (tɒs) vb 1. (tr) to throw lightly or with a flourish, esp with the palm of the hand upwards 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 for discussion in an informal way 4. (tr) (of an animal such as a horse) to throw ...

verb (used with object), tossed or (Literary) tost; toss·ing. to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. to throw or send from one to another, as in play: to toss a ball.

In each usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "toss" and "off." 1. To cast, fling, or jerk something off of someone, something, or oneself. The foreman reprimanded the carpenter for tossing tools off the roof of the house they were working on. He tossed off the other team's defensive tackle and ran forward for a ...

toss noun (THROW) a toss of a coin an act of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upward as a way of deciding something win/lose the toss to guess correctly / wrongly which side of a coin will be facing up when it lands on the ground after being thrown [ C ] an act of throwing something in a ...

C1 [ I or T ] (also toss someone for something); (UK also toss up) to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision: Let's toss (a coin) to see who'll go first.