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verb

1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: cast, dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy², sling, throw. Informal fire. See move/halt.
2. To move vigorously from side to side or up and down: heave, pitch, rock, roll. See repetition.
3. To swing about or strike at wildly: flail, thrash, thresh. Idioms: toss and turn. See attack/defend, move/halt, strike/miss.
4. To twist and turn, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment: agonize, squirm, turn, writhe. See repetition.
5. To impair or destroy the composure of: agitate, bother, discompose, disquiet, distract, disturb, flurry, fluster, perturb, rock, ruffle, shake (up), unsettle, upset. Informal rattle. See calm/agitation.
6. To throw (a coin) in order to decide something: flip. Idioms: call heads or tails. See luck/misfortune/chance, move/halt.

phrasal verb - toss around

To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about: bandy (about), discuss, moot, talk over, thrash out (or over), thresh out (or over). Informal hash (over), kick around, knock about (or around). Slang rap³. Idioms: go into a huddle. See words.

phrasal verb - toss down (or off)

To take into the mouth and swallow (a liquid): drink, imbibe, pull on, quaff, sip, sup. Informal swig. Slang belt. Idioms: wet one's whistle. See mouth.

noun

An act of throwing: cast, fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy², sling, throw. See move/halt.

Idioms beginning with toss:
toss one's cookies

See also throw away (toss out); throw (toss) one's hat in the ring.

v

Definition: move back and forth
Antonyms: lie still

v, n

Definition: throw
Antonyms: catch

v. move or cause to move from side to side or back and forth: the yachts were tossed around in the harbor like toys | (-tossed) a storm-tossed sea.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

IN BRIEF: Throw with a light motion. Also: Move about violently.

A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time. — Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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noun
noun

A contemptible or disgusting person. (1977 —) .
P. Inchbald It's a right pig's job....Poor little tosser. As if he wasn't suffering enough already (1983).

[Prob. from toss verb 1 + -er.]

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For a list of words related to toss, see:

• Cooking Techniques - toss: (vb) mix by flipping ingredients together
• Baseball - toss: to pitch, e.g. to toss a no-hitter
• Mood and Intent - toss: move restlessly; jerk about

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kaste, smide
v. intr. - slænge
n. - kast, stød, lodtrækning, fald, kast med hovedet

idioms:

• argues the toss    diskutere i det uendelige, kværulere efter en afgørelse
• give a toss    (negativ. betydning) ikke bryde sig om
• toss off    kaste af
• toss up    det at slå plat og krone

Nederlands (Dutch)
(op-/toe-/ aan)gooien, mengen (door het eten), slingeren, tossen, het hoofd in de nek werpen, worp, toss

Français (French)
v. tr. - lancer, balancer (fam), jeter, (Culin) tourner (une salade), faire sauter (des légumes), secouer (la tête), rejeter la tête en arrière, désarçonner (un écuyer), agiter, ballotter
v. intr. - se retourner, tirer à pile ou face
n. - action de tourner (salade), action de faire sauter (crêpe), jet, à pile ou face (un tirage), mouvement brusque, chute (de cheval)

idioms:

• argue the toss    (ne pas avoir envie) d'en discuter
• give a toss    s'en ficher
• toss down    boire d'un trait
• toss off    se branler, expédier, lamper (une boisson)
• toss something off    expédier qch, lamper qch
• toss up    tirer à pile ou face, se tâter pour (faire qch)

Deutsch (German)
v. - werfen, schmeißen, zurückwerfen, (sich) hin und herwerfen, flattern, eine Münze werfen
n. - Wurf, Zurückwerfen, Abwurf, Losen (durch Hochwerfen einer Münze)

idioms:

• argue the toss    will die Entscheidung nicht akzeptieren
• give a toss    sich etwas aus etwas machen
• toss down    ein Getränk vom Faß trinken
• toss off    runterkippen, rasch od. mühelos erledigen, (Slang) masturbieren
• toss something off    in einem Zug trinken
• toss up    eine Münze werfen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρίχνω, εξακοντίζω, πετώ ή τινάζω (προς τα επάνω), τραντάζω, στριφογυρίζω, στρίβω νόμισμα
n. - ρίψη, εκτίναξη, εκτόξευση ή τίναγμα προς τα επάνω, στριφογύρισμα, στρίψιμο νομίσματος, κορόνα-γράμματα

idioms:

• argues the toss    κάνει καβγά για τα επουσιώδη
• give a toss    δίνω δεκάρα
• toss off    πίνω μονορούφι, φτιάχνω στα γρήγορα, σκαρώνω, (αργκό) αυνανίζομαι
• toss up    στρίβω νόμισμα

Italiano (Italian)
gettare, tirare a sorte, getto, sorteggio

idioms:

• argues the toss    mettere in discussione
• give a toss    fregarsi
• toss off    buttar giù
• toss up    tirare a sorte

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arremessar, lançar, jogar
n. - tombo (m), arremesso (m), gesto de desdém (m), sacudidela (f)

idioms:

• argues the toss    bater em cavalo morte, continuar a discussão depois de já se ter uma solução
• give a toss    dar importância, mexer
• toss off    fazer algo apressadamente, beber de um gole
• toss up    acaso

Русский (Russian)
метать, вскинуть голову, вскинуть монетку ("орел-решка"), бросать жребий, вскинуться, бросок, метание

idioms:

• argues the toss    спорить о пустяках
• give a toss    (разг.) быть равнодушным к чему-л. ("мне плевать на это!")
• toss off    выпить залпом, сделать наспех, посылать воздушный поцелуй, заниматься онанизмом, онанировать
• toss up    бросать жребий, наскоро приготовить еду, наскоро придумывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lanzar, tirar, echar para atrás, echar a cara o cruz
v. intr. - agitarse, moverse, cabecear, balancearse (un buque), mecerse, andar de un lado para otro
n. - lanzamiento, sacudida, caída, sorteo a cara o cruz, tiro

idioms:

• argue the toss    seguir discutiendo, insistir, andar en dimes y diretes
• give a toss    a quién le importa, me tiene sin cuidado, me importa un pito
• toss down    beber algo de un trago
• toss off    beber de un trago, escribir rápidamente
• toss something off    beber de un trago, escribir rápidamente, hacer o despachar sin esfuerzo
• toss up    echar algo a cara o cruz

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kasta, slänga, singla slant, stöta och blöta, diskutera fram och tillbaka, skaka, uppröra (bild.), kasta, slänga upp, klara av (som ingenting), svänga (sno) ihop
n. - kastande, kast, stöt, slantsingling

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抛, 投, 扔, 把...抛来抛去, 使上下摇动, 突然抬起, 摇摆, 辗转, 颠簸, 投掷

idioms:

• argues the toss    反对已做出的决定, 表示异议
• give a toss    毫不介意
• toss off    一饮而尽, 轻而易举地处理
• toss up    匆匆准备, 掷钱币

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 拋, 投, 扔, 把...拋來拋去, 使上下搖動, 突然抬起
v. intr. - 搖擺, 輾轉, 顛簸
n. - 投擲, 搖擺, 拋

idioms:

• argues the toss    反對已做出的決定, 表示異議
• give a toss    毫不介意
• toss off    一飲而盡, 輕而易舉地處理
• toss up    匆匆準備, 擲錢幣

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 던지다, 뒤로 젖히다, 말참견하다
v. intr. - 뒹굴다, 흔들리다, 동전 던지기를 하다
n. - 던져 올림, 마음의 동요, 흥분

idioms:

• give a toss    던져 올리다
• toss off    단숨에 들이켜다, 손쉽게 해치우다
• toss up    동전 던지기 하다, 서둘러 요리하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ほうり上げること, 揺れ, ぐいとそらすこと, 硬貨投げ, 動揺, トス
v. - ほうり上げる, 上下に揺れる, 上下に揺する, 投げる, 硬貨を投げて決める, ひょいと動かす

idioms:

• argues the toss    けんか腰でからむ
• toss off    一気に飲み干す, さっさと仕上げる
• toss up    急いで調理する, 吐く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتقاذف ( الموج ألسفينه), يقلق (الاسم) قذف ألقطعه ألنقديه بالظفر الخ, رفع الرأس, او رده ألى ألوراء بحركه مفاجئه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זרק, הטיל, הפיל, טילטל, בחש‬
v. intr. - ‮היטלטל, התנפנף‬
n. - ‮זריקה, הטלה, הטלת מטבע, הגרלה, טלטול, נפילה, בעיקר מסוס‬

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