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English noun: toss | |||
| 1. | toss (act) the act of flipping a coin | ||
| Synonyms | flip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 2. | toss (act) (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team | ||
| Samples | The pass was fumbled. | ||
| Synonyms | flip, pass | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | centering, snap | ||
| Domain category | athletics, sport | ||
| 3. | toss (act) an abrupt movement | ||
| Samples | A toss of his head. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | motility, motion, move, movement | ||
English verb: toss | |||
| 1. | toss (contact) throw or toss with a light motion | ||
| Samples | Flip me the beachball. Toss me newspaper. | ||
| Examples | The children toss the ball | ||
| Synonyms | flip, pitch, sky | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fling | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lag, submarine, throw back, toss back | ||
| 2. | toss (motion) lightly throw to see which side comes up | ||
| Samples | I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!. | ||
| Examples | They toss the coin | ||
| Synonyms | flip | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | turn | ||
| 3. | toss (contact) throw carelessly | ||
| Samples | Chuck the ball. | ||
| Examples | The children toss the ball | ||
| Synonyms | chuck | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throw | ||
| 4. | toss (motion) move or stir about violently | ||
| Samples | The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed. | ||
| Synonyms | convulse, jactitate, slash, thrash, thrash about, thresh, thresh about | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, shake | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | whip | ||
| 5. | toss (possession) throw or cast away | ||
| Samples | Put away your worries. | ||
| Synonyms | cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss away, toss out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | get rid of, remove | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | abandon, close out, de-access, deep-six, dump, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, liquidize, retire, scrap, sell out, sell up, trash, unlearn, waste | ||
| 6. | toss (contact) agitate | ||
| Samples | Toss the salad. | ||
| Examples | The chefs toss the vegetables | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tumble | ||
| Entail | amalgamate, commix, mingle, mix, unify | ||
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