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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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) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.

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I couldn't give a toss about her.

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(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

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A measure of sprats.

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To throw with an initial upward direction.

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Toss it over here!

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To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

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to toss the head

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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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I'll toss you for it.

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To discard: to toss out

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I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.

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To stir or mix (a salad).

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to toss a salad; a tossed salad.

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(British slang) To masturbate

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

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"Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for."

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To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

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tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep

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

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To keep in play; to tumble over.

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to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar

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

I broke his arm before he could toss the match.

Hadn't we decided to toss in the towel?

Grab 'em and toss 'em back.

He watched her grab the hourglass and toss it in the air.

All the effort we've put into getting your education—just to toss it away....

I have no intention of leaving and, if you'll check your law, you have no legal right to toss me out.

She started to toss the letter aside, and then something made her read on.

We should just toss him in the deepest hole in Hell.

Whatever her plan is, she'll probably toss me in the hole you've got Sirian in when she returns!

They are all dwarfs and one peasant woman will toss three of them with a hayfork.

Let's toss on the steaks and get some more beer before the rain starts.

My lawyer wanted to toss him from the panel but I insisted he stay.

The WWW news was either negative or tardy because each took turns bickering at the other until Dean was ready to toss the entire family.

The cool toss of his head-- a blatant dismissal-- changed her mind again.

She was quick enough to toss in the underthings when she sold the dress to Edith that first night.

His team continued to clear the building and toss flares into corners as they sought out any living insurgents or incendiary devices.

Sometimes they toss him a crumb but they have their pros for the important stuff.

She surrendered the bale to him and watched him toss it on top of the pile.

She slipped into a pair of white sandals and grabbed her purse, giving her long curls a toss to send them cascading down her back instead of tickling her shoulders.

Would he read it... or toss it in the trash?

Then I'll toss it in the washer and worry about it tomorrow when I get in.

Once you have her, you have your personal assistant toss her out the next morning.

And my cousins, and now –" "I can toss you back in bed and wear you out until you calm down," he interrupted.

The African species use the nasal horns as weapons, with which they strike and toss their assailant, but the Asiatic rhinoceroses employ their sharp lower tusks much as does a boar.

Does friendship mean so little to you that you can toss it aside so easily?

All the effort we've put into getting your education—just to toss it away....

You're just afraid she'd toss you off the mountain for being so nosy—as well she should!

He was, by nature, a fighter, not someone to toss in the towel in despair, regardless how trying life had become.

Harrigan was usually Dean's partner but Dean was content to work alone often, while Harrigan was happy to pick up odd chores the other more senior detectives would toss his way.

Listen, you little son-of-a-bitch, I'll toss your ass right out this door to the street and then advertise on television exactly where you are and sell tickets while we watch them cut you up in little pieces.

Plus, I wouldn't trust Arthur as far as I could toss him and if he screws around with this he could get someone killed.

It forced him to forge ahead like some naive knight doing battle with a windmill to satisfy his curiosity and meet this fool who'd toss away a life with this woman for a few measly mil­lions.

In fact, in the junior heavies, there were more girls prepared to toss the caber than there were boys!

Rocking Boat with Rocking Horse Action Pitch and toss with rocking horse action; the Rocking Boat wo n't capsize.

Pour over the French dressing, toss well and then sprinkle over the goat cheese croutons and serve.

I'm going to toss a curveball and suggest you consider Lethbridge.

I mean who gives a toss about the transfer between funds to reflect the straight line devaluation of the fixed asset.

We then had a toss up between the shark and the volcano eyewitness book, and the volcano won out.

As long as we psychic people are getting great gobs of money anyway it doesn't matter a toss what they think.

Playing method is either to toss the coins onto the board from an agreed distance or play it similar to shove halfpenny.

Slice bananas and squeeze lemon juice over them, toss to ensure they are coated.

And if this turns out to be Completely and utterly mad, Quite frankly, I couldn't give a toss.

Winning the toss captain Greg Hill decided to bat first on what was a very fresh wicket with a good quick outfield.

Players toss a coin to decide who starts and take turns to throw all four quoits at the spike.

Winning the toss recs batted first on a baking hot day.

Pour over the remaining French dressing and toss the salad gently.

Cut potatoes in half and place into a large bowl and toss with the oil, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper.

Top tips Celebrate summer by making your own pitcher of lemonade - toss in fresh mint sprigs for added flavor.

Each toy contains one Air KONG squeaker tennis ball in tummy, one squeaker head, and a toss and tug cotton dental rope.

He won the toss, Gold Bats skipper Bob Miller not at all put out on being invited to bat.