toss

[tɔːs]

Definition:
1. The act of flipping a coin.
2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team.
3. An abrupt movement.
4. Throw or toss with a light motion.
5. Lightly throw to see which side comes up.
6. Throw carelessly.

Use 'toss' in a sentence:

1. He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself.
2. The best way will be to toss for it.
3. He caught the ball on his first toss and then served a fault.
4. We tossed up to see who went first.
5. The horse snorted and tossed its head.
6. Just try to get off to sleep for a while. Don't toss and turn restlessly.
7. I mentioned this before—I think I mentioned it before—if you say, I'm going to ask you to bet on a coin toss.
8. You could toss a "ball" which means you throw an object.
9. With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer.
10. When customers do want to toss their pair, they can give them back to the store, which will repurpose and resell them.
11. I don't give a toss what people think.
12. Rinse the cutting board again with hot water or toss it in the dishwasher.
13. Toss this one out of the window immediately!
14. Which picture best describes Caber Toss?
15. They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.
16. My job was to toss items in boxes so they could be sent to be burned.
17. It's easier to toss the trash in the most convenient place—anywhere—rather than to look for the trash bin.
18. Toss those wishes in the ocean too.
19. She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.
20. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal.
21. As the dogs ran to him, he put down his antlers and wanted to toss them aside.
22. The ones you glance at and then toss in the trash?
23. Please toss that book over.
24. 'I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head.
25. Risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss.
26. I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.
27. The rest of us really couldn't give a toss; money's what we want.
28. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?
29. She just tossed her head and walked off.
30. It's a toss-up whether oil prices will go up or down over the days ahead.
31. And every year people find things to toss into it.
32. The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork.
33. There's only one ticket left—I'll toss you for it.
34. In the case of the coin toss, there are only two, but I'm saying in general there could be an infinite number.
35. Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face.
36. Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad.
37. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve.
38. If that bag sits in your house or car for more than a week, you'll probably never have it repaired, so donate it or toss it.
39. There's only one ticket left ─ I'll toss you for it.
40. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first.
41. It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin.
42. Let's toss a coin.
43. "We toss a coin", says Abby.
44. Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.
45. Ultimate frisbee combines the traditional game of disc toss with the tackling techniques of football and the goalie position in soccer.
46. Remove from the heat, add the parsley, toss and serve at once.
47. He won the toss and chose to field first.
48. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire.
49. Branches were tossing in the wind.
50. He tossed Anna the ball.
51. Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.
52. She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
53. She won the toss and chose to receive.
54. She had tangled up the sheets on the bed as she lay tossing and turning.
55. Just toss a cup of berries—strawberries, blueberries, raspberries—and a sliced (but not peeled) apple, peach, or pear into your blender.
56. He had to toss up between paying the rent or buying food.
57. Two boys were in the street, tossing a baseball back and forth.