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toss

/ toss /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an abrupt movement
"a toss of his head"
Type of:
motion movement move
Derived:
convulse thresh thresh about thrash thrash about
verb Sense 2
agitate
"toss the salad"
Type of:
agitate vex disturb
Kinds of:
tumble
Entails:
mix mingle commix
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
"the pass was fumbled"
Type of:
throw
Kinds of:
centering snap
Derived:
flip sky pitch flick twitch
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 4
the act of flipping a coin
Type of:
throw
Derived:
flip
verb Sense 5
throw or toss with a light motion
"flip me the beachball"
"toss me newspaper"
Type of:
fling
Kinds of:
submarine lag throw back toss back
Derived:
pitch pass flip tosser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
throw carelessly
"chuck the ball"
Type of:
throw
Derived:
pass flip
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
lightly throw to see which side comes up
"I don''t know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
Type of:
turn
Derived:
flip tosser
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"
Type of:
get rid of remove
Kinds of:
unlearn deep-six give it the deep six jettison trash
Derived:
disposal disposition fling discard throwing away
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
move or stir about violently
"The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"
Type of:
shake agitate
Kinds of:
whip
Derived:
jactitation jactation thrash
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Semantic Complexity
79%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
58
Times Searched
3
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motion movement move agitate vex disturb tumble throw centering snap fling submarine