Word Finder - toss

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A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

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(cricket, soccer) The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

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A haughty throwing up of the head.

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(British slang, chiefly in the negative) Concern or consideration.

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(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

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(Billingsgate Fish Market slang) A measure of sprats.

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(broadcasting) A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.

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(UK, slang) Nonsense.

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(UK, vulgar) An act of masturbation

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To throw with an initial upward direction.

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To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

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To agitate; to make restless.

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To subject to trials; to harass.

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To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.

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(informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.

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To stir or mix (a salad).

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(UK, slang) To masturbate.

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(transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.

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(intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

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(intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

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(obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.

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(rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.

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(UK, slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.

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(slang, usually as "toss one's cookies") To vomit.