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Toss

noun/tˈɔs/
Definition
the act of flipping a coin
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/tˈɔs/
🇬🇧British English
/tˈɒs/
🇮🇳Indian English
/tˈɒs/
1 syllable Say it as /tˈɔs/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of flipping a coin
noun(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
“the pass was fumbled”
nounan abrupt movement
“a toss of his head”
verbthrow or toss with a light motion
“flip me the beachball”
verblightly throw to see which side comes up
“I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!”
verbthrow carelessly
“chuck the ball”
verbmove or stir about violently
“The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed”
verbthrow or cast away
“Put away your worries”
verbagitate
“toss the salad”
Word Forms
flipverblightly throw to see which side comes up
tossverblightly throw to see which side comes up
flipnoun(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
tossnoun(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
tossernounsomeone who throws lightly (as with the palm upward)
pitchnounthe action or manner of throwing something
thrashnouna swimming kick used while treading water
jactitationnoun(pathology) extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe illness
discardnoungetting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable
flingnounthe act of flinging
dispositionnounthe act or means of getting rid of something
disposalnounthe act or means of getting rid of something
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
werfen
der Vorgang, eine Münze zu werfen
🇫🇷French
jeter
le fait de lancer une pièce de monnaie
🇪🇸Spanish
sacudida
el acto de lanzar una moneda
🇮🇹Italian
lanciare
l'atto di lanciare una moneta
🇵🇹Portuguese
jogar
o ato de jogar uma moeda
🇷🇺Russian
бросать
акт подбрасывания монеты
India
🇮🇳Hindi
टॉस
सिक्का उछालने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
টস
একটি মুদ্রা উল্টানোর কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
டாஸ்
ஒரு நாணயத்தை புரட்டும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
టాసు
నాణెం తిప్పే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
नाणेफेक
नाणे फ्लिप करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ટૉસ
સિક્કો પલટાવવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಟಾಸ್
ನಾಣ್ಯವನ್ನು ತಿರುಗಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ടോസ്
ഒരു നാണയം മറിച്ചിടുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਟਾਸ
ਇੱਕ ਸਿੱਕਾ ਫਲਿਪ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
ٹاس
ایک سکے کو پلٹانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
折腾
抛硬币的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
トス
コインを投げる行為
🇰🇷Korean
던져 올림
동전을 던지는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
quăng
hành động tung đồng xu
🇹🇭Thai
โยน
การพลิกเหรียญ
🇮🇩Indonesian
melemparkan
tindakan melempar koin
🇵🇭Filipino
ihagis
ang pagkilos ng pag-flip ng barya
🇲🇾Malay
melambung
perbuatan membelek syiling
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
إرم
فعل التقليب عملة معدنية
🇮🇷Persian
پرتاب کردن
عمل ورق زدن سکه
🇹🇷Turkish
atmak
yazı tura atma eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִזרוֹק
פעולת הטלת המטבע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'toss'?
The primary meaning of 'toss' is 'the act of flipping a coin'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'toss' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'toss' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'toss' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'toss' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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