toss
/tɔːs/
noun
- An act of throwing something lightly.
- She gave the keys a toss and he caught them.
- The quarterback made a perfect toss to the receiver.
- He caught the ball with a quick toss.
- The act of throwing a coin into the air to decide something.
- The toss went in our favor.
- The winner of the toss chose to receive the ball.
- They decided the order by a coin toss.
verb
- To throw something lightly or carelessly.
- He tossed his keys onto the table when he walked in.
- The chef tossed the salad with dressing.
- She tossed the ball to her little brother.
- To move or cause to move from side to side or up and down.
- She tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
- The boat tossed on the rough waves.
- The wind tossed the leaves around the yard.
- To throw a coin into the air to decide something by chance.
- Let's toss for it — heads or tails?
- The referee tossed the coin to start the game.
- They tossed a coin to see who would go first.
- To get rid of something; to discard.
- She tossed the rotten fruit into the trash.
- I think I should toss these old shoes.
- Don't toss that paper — we can recycle it.