toss
To throw something in an easy or quick way.
To throw something lightly, carelessly, or without much force.
To mix food by moving it up and down gently.
To mix food, especially salad or other ingredients, by lightly lifting and turning them over.
To move again and again in bed because you cannot sleep.
To move about restlessly in bed, often because of discomfort or inability to sleep.
To choose between two things by throwing a coin in the air.
To settle a decision by throwing a coin into the air and checking which side is facing up when it lands.
A short, easy throw.
An act of throwing something lightly or casually.
- Base: toss
- Plural: tosses
- Base: toss
- 3rd Person Singular: tosses
- Present Participle: tossing
- Past: tossed
toss and turn
1Move restlessly in bed
To move again and again in bed because you cannot sleep well.
- I was tossing and turning all night because of the noise outside.
- She tossed and turned for hours before falling asleep.
toss around
1Discuss ideas informally
To talk about ideas without deciding on them yet.
- We tossed around some ideas for the new project.
- They sat in the café tossing around plans for their trip.
toss back
1Drink quickly in one motion (alcohol)
To drink something quickly, often alcohol, all at once.
- He tossed back his whiskey and ordered another.
- She tossed back her drink before heading out.
toss out
1Throw away or discard something
To throw something away or remove it from use.
- I decided to toss out my old shoes.
- They tossed out all the expired food from the fridge.
toss up
1Equal chance of two outcomes
When two results are equally possible and you cannot predict which will happen.
- It's a toss-up whether he'll come to the party or not.
- The election is a toss-up at this point.