26984 words

toss

16 definitions • 22 examples
1
to throw something carelessly:

Examples:

He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.
The bull tossed him up into the air.
[ + two objects ] Andrew tossed him the ball.
2
When you toss food you shake or mix small pieces of it together with a sauce or dressing:

Examples:

3
to quickly and suddenly lift the pan in which a pancake (= a thin, flat, round cake) is cooking so that the pancake goes up into the air and turns over before falling back into the pan:

Examples:

Ben came second in the competition after tossing a pancake 21 times.
4
If you toss your hair or a part of your body you move it up and back suddenly:

Examples:

She tossed her head in annoyance.
She tossed back her hair.
5
to move about from side to side or turn a lot in bed, especially because you cannot sleep:

Examples:

I was tossing and turning all night.
6
to throw a coin up into the air and guess which side will land facing up, as a way of making a decision:

Examples:

toss (a coin) Let's toss (a coin) to see who'll go first.
"I'll toss you for it - heads or tails?"
7
to order a sports player or manager to leave a game because they have broken a rule:

Examples:

I got tossed after I argued with the officials.
8

Examples:

toss of someone's head "I don't care," she replied with a toss of her head.
9
an act of throwing a coin in the air and guessing which side will land facing upward as a way of deciding something:

Examples:

United won the coin toss.
10
to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will be facing up when it lands on the ground after being thrown:

Examples:

The team that wins the toss gets to start the game.
11
an act of throwing something in a careless or relaxed way
12

Examples:

He tossed his dirty clothes on the floor.
Matthew tossed the ball to his brother.
13
When you toss food, you gently mix small pieces of it together or with a sauce:

Examples:

I tossed the salad.
14
If you toss your hair or your head, you move it suddenly:

Examples:

The girl tossed her hair out of her eyes.
15
If you toss a coin, you choose between two possibilities by throwing a coin into the air and letting each side represent one of the possibilities, then accepting the possibility represented by the side that lands facing up:

Examples:

We tossed to see who would go first.
16

Examples:

"I don’t care," she replied with a toss of her head.

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