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toss

(t/A/s )

the act of flipping a coin(noun.act)

Synonym:
flip

source: wordnet30
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team(noun.act)

Synonym:
flip, pass

source: wordnet30
an abrupt movement(noun.act)

Example:
A toss of his head.

source: wordnet30
A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.(noun)

source: webster1913

throw or toss with a light motion(verb.contact)

Example:
Toss me newspaper.

Synonym:
flip, pitch, sky

source: wordnet30
lightly throw to see which side comes up(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
throw carelessly(verb.contact)

Synonym:
chuck

source: wordnet30
move or stir about violently(verb.motion)

Synonym:
convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about

source: wordnet30
throw or cast away(verb.possession)

Synonym:
cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss away, toss out

source: wordnet30
agitate(verb.contact)

Example:
Toss the salad.

source: wordnet30
To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.(verb)

source: webster1913
To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.(verb)

source: webster1913

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