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   toss

   /tɒs/

   verb

   • 1. throw (something) somewhere lightly or casually: "Suzy tossed her bag on to the sofa" Similar throwhurlcastflingslingpitchshylobpropellaunchprojectsenddashbowlinformal:heavechuckbung
   • ▪ (of a horse) throw (a rider) off its back.
   • ▪ throw (a coin) into the air in order to make a decision between two alternatives, based on which side of the coin faces uppermost when it lands: "we could just toss a coin" Similar flipflickspintwist
   • 2. move or cause to move from side to side or back and forth: "the trees tossed in the wind" Similar flailthrash aboutrolltumblejerktwitchwrigglewrithesquirmlurchreellistkeelveerlabourflounderplungerockrollswayundulatepitchheavewallowmake heavy weatherpitchpole
   • ▪ jerk (one's head or hair) sharply backwards: "Paula pursed her lips and tossed her head" Similar throw backjerkjolt
   • ▪ shake or turn (food) in a liquid, so as to coat it lightly: "toss the pasta in the sauce" Similar shakestirturnchurnmixcombine
   • 3. search (a place): informal North American "I could demand her keys and toss her office"

   noun

   • 1. an act or instance of tossing something: "a defiant toss of her head"
   • ▪ the action of tossing a coin as a method of deciding which team has the right to make a particular decision at the beginning of a game: "Somerset won the toss and chose to bat"

   Word Origin early 16th century: of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 4

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