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Definitions for Tossing

[1] to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket.
[2] to throw or send from one to another, as in play: to toss a ball.
[3] to throw or pitch with irregular or careless motions; fling or jerk about: The ship was tossed by waves.
[4] to agitate, disturb, or disquiet.
[5] to throw, raise, or jerk upward suddenly: She tossed her head disdainfully.
[6] to speak or express in a sudden offhand manner; interject: He tossed jokes into their serious discussion.
[7] to throw (a coin) into the air in order to decide something by the side turned up when it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
[8] to toss a coin with (someone).
[9] to stir or mix (a salad) lightly until the ingredients are coated with the dressing.
[10] to pitch, rock, sway, or move irregularly, as a ship on a rough sea or a flag or plumes in the breeze.
[11] to fling or jerk oneself or move restlessly about, especially on a bed or couch: to toss in one's sleep.
[12] to throw something.
[13] to throw a coin into the air in order to decide something by the way it falls (sometimes followed by up ).
[14] to go with a fling of the body: to toss out of a room in a fit of anger.
[15] an act or instance of tossing.
[16] a pitching about or up and down.
[17] a throw or pitch.
[18] tossup(def 1) .
[19] the distance to which something is or may be thrown.
[20] a sudden fling or jerk of the body, especially a quick upward or backward movement of the head.
[21] toss off , to accomplish quickly or easily. to consume rapidly, especially to drink something up in one swallow: He tossed off a cocktail before dinner. British Slang . to masturbate.
[22] toss up , Informal . to vomit.
[23] toss one's cookies , Slang . cookie(def 7) .
[24] (tr) to throw lightly or with a flourish, esp with the palm of the hand upwards
[25] to fling or be flung about, esp constantly or regularly in an agitated or violent way a ship tosses in a storm
[26] to discuss or put forward for discussion in an informal way
[27] (tr) (of an animal such as a horse) to throw (its rider)
[28] (tr) (of an animal) to butt with the head or the horns and throw into the air the bull tossed the matador
[29] (tr) to shake, agitate, or disturb
[30] to toss up a coin with (someone) in order to decide or allot something I'll toss you for it ; let's toss for it
[31] (intr) to move away angrily or impatiently she tossed out of the room
[32] an abrupt movement
[33] a rolling or pitching motion
[34] the act or an instance of tossing
[35] the act of tossing up a coin See toss up (def. 1)
[36] a fall from a horse or other animal
[37] argue the toss to wrangle or dispute at length
[38] give a toss slang to be concerned or interested (esp in the phrase not give a toss )

Words related to Tossing

tosslob, twirl, sling, propel, fling, fire, chunk, hurl, chuck, flip, project, cast, pitch, launch, peg, heave, wing, bung, tumble, agonize

Words nearby Tossing

tosstosca, toscana, toscanini, toscanini, arturo, tosh, toss, toss off, toss one's cookies, toss up, tossed salad, tosser

Origin of Tossing

First recorded in 1595–1605; origin uncertain

Other words from Tossing

toss·er , noun
toss·ing·ly , adverb
un·tossed , adjective

Word origin for Tossing

C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian, Swedish tossa to strew

Synonyms for Tossing

bung, cast, chuck, chunk, fire, fling, flip, heave, hurl, launch, lob, peg, pitch, project, propel, sling, twirl, wing