toss

toss1 [ tɔs ] verb **

▸ 1 throw something carelessly

▸ 2 get rid of something

▸ 3 move something up and down

▸ 4 cover something in liquid

▸ 5 throw coin into air

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless way:

She smiled at me, tossing her coat onto the chair.

Brendon tossed the ball into the air.

2. ) toss or toss out transitive INFORMAL to get rid of something because you do not want or need it

3. ) transitive to make something move up and down or from side to side:

The little boat was tossed roughly by the waves.

4. ) transitive to mix food with a liquid so that it becomes covered in the liquid:

Can you toss the salad for me?

5. ) intransitive or transitive to throw a coin into the air and make a decision based on which side the coin falls on

toss and turn

to be unable to sleep or to sleep badly, especially because something is worrying you

toss your cookies AMERICAN SPOKEN

to VOMIT

toss your head/hair

to move your head quickly upward, especially when you are angry or do not care about something

,toss `off phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

to do something quickly, easily, and without much effort:

I can toss off a couple of articles a month.

,toss `out phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

1. ) same as TOSS1 2:

The bread was all moldy, so I tossed it out.

2. ) to suggest an idea or plan:

I just tossed that phrase out to get the discussion going.

toss

toss 2 [ tɔs ] noun count

1. ) the act of throwing something gently or in a slightly careless way

2. ) the act of throwing a coin into the air in order to make a decision based on which side the coin falls on:

win the toss: South Africa won the toss and decided to bat.

3. ) the act of moving your head quickly upward, especially when you are angry or do not care about something:

She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.