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toss
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- pronunciation:
- taws
[or]
tas
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- toss off
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tosses, tossing, tossed |
| definition 1: |
to throw carelessly; fling.
I tossed a few coins into the well for good luck.- synonyms:
- chuck
- similar words:
- cast, fling, flip, heave, hurl, pitch, shy, sling, throw, tumble
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| definition 2: |
to throw back and forth, from one person to another.
Let's go toss the baseball.
- similar words:
- roll, throw
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| definition 3: |
to throw gently.
Please toss me the newspaper.- similar words:
- chuck, hand, pass, throw
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| definition 4: |
to lift abruptly, esp. the head.
She tossed her head as she rose to speak.- similar words:
- raise, rear, shake, stir
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| definition 5: |
to mix (food) gently, esp. in order to coat evenly with a sauce or dressing.
Please toss the salad.- similar words:
- mix, stir
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| definition 6: |
(informal) to discard; throw away.
Don't toss that old T-shirt! I can use it for rags. |
| related words: |
agitate, catapult, dart, dump, hurtle, jettison, jumble, thrash, tumble |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to be thrown back and forth.
The ship tossed during the storm.- synonyms:
- pitch, roll
- similar words:
- careen, churn, fret, lurch, rock, sway, thrash
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| definition 2: |
to move, fling, or throw oneself about.
She tossed in her sleep.- similar words:
- churn, fret, roll, squirm, turn, writhe
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| related words: |
cast, catapult, throw, tumble, vacillate |
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| phrase: |
toss off |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of tossing; pitch.
- synonyms:
- chuck
- similar words:
- cast, fling, hurl, pitch, throw
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| definition 2: |
an abrupt bodily movement, esp. of the head.
- similar words:
- flip, flounce, jerk, shake
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| related words: |
pass, plunge, put |
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