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Noun toss has 3 senses
- flip, toss - the act of flipping a coin
--1 is a kind of throw
- pass, toss, flip - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
--2 is a kind of throw
--2 has particulars: centering, snap
- toss - an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"
--3 is a kind of motion, movement, move, motility
Verb toss has 6 senses
- flip, toss, sky, pitch - throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
--1 is one way to fling
Sample sentence:
The children toss the ball
- flip, toss - lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
--2 is one way to turn
Sample sentence:
They toss the coin
- chuck, toss - throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"
--3 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:
The children toss the ball
- convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, toss, jactitate - move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
--4 is one way to shake, agitate
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"
--5 is one way to get rid of, remove
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- toss - agitate; "toss the salad"
--6 is one way to agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up
Sample sentence:
The chefs toss the vegetables
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