to toss

Definition of to toss in English English dictionary: A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction (often implying a lack of care.); To discard: to toss out
I don't need it anymore, you can just toss it.; The toss of a coin before a cricket, football etc. match; To stir or mix (a salad)
to toss a salad, a tossed salad.; To search
Will CSI toss his apartment?.; To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention
I'll toss you for it.; {v} to sling, cast, agitate, keep in play, wince; {n} an affected cast of the head, throw, pet; If you toss and turn, you keep moving around in bed and cannot sleep properly, for example because you are ill or worried; To discard; Using a lifting motion to tumble ingredients together; A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk; To mix with a rising and falling action; agitate; "toss the salad; To masturbate; (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"; If something such as the wind or sea tosses an object, it causes it to move from side to side or up and down. The seas grew turbulent, tossing the small boat like a cork As the plane was tossed up and down, the pilot tried to stabilise it; {i} throw, pitch; flipping of a coin to decide a matter; throw carelessly; "chuck the ball"; n 1 a skill used to initiate the contact of service 2 a skill used to duplicate the dynamics and trajectory of a pass, serve, or set during a drill Both hands should be used to impart less spin on the ball åŒæ‰‹ç”¨åŠ›ä¼ å‡ºä¸å¸¦æ—‹è½¬çš„ï¼ŒåŠ›é‡è§’åº¦æ°åˆ°å¥½å¤„çš„çƒã€‚; To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean; Mix ingredients lightly with a tumbling action or lifting sides and letting fall to center (ie salads); throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"; To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling; the act of flipping a coin; To throw with an initial upward direction; disapproval If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important. They were still arguing the toss about the first goal; lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"; To mix salad ingredients lightly using a large spoon and fork or two large spoons; Tumble ingredients using a light lifting motion; To mix lightly but rapidly by lifting and turning ingredients with two forks or spoons; If you toss something somewhere, you throw it there lightly, often in a rather careless way. He screwed the paper into a ball and tossed it into the fire He tossed Malone a can of beer, and took one himself; To stir or mix (used only for salad); If you toss your head or toss your hair, you move your head backwards, quickly and suddenly, often as a way of expressing an emotion such as anger or contempt. `I'm sure I don't know.' Cook tossed her head Gasping, she tossed her hair out of her face. Toss is also a noun. With a toss of his head and a few hard gulps, Bob finished the last of his beer; an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head"; {f} throw, fling, pitch; roll, rock; To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head; To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar; The toss is a way of deciding something, such as who is going to go first in a game, that consists of spinning a coin into the air and guessing which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands. Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat first; throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"; To mix foods lightly without mashing them, usually with a fork; To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball; To mix ingredients lightly without mashing them; A coin is tossed at the start of the game to determine who has the first choice of the opening options; colour of balls or who goes in; agitate; "toss the salad"; an abrupt movement; "a toss of his head" agitate; "toss the salad; To flip a coin; emphasis If you say that you do not give a toss about someone or something, you are emphasizing that you do not care about them at all. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?; To agitate; to make restless; To toss ones cookies To puke, throw up or hurle Usually in association with eating too much and then riding too hard; To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm; The spin of the racket at the beginning of a match to determine choice of serving or receiving, or side of court; In sports and informal situations, if you decide something by tossing a coin, you spin a coin into the air and guess which side of the coin will face upwards when it lands. We tossed a coin to decide who would go out and buy the buns. Toss is also a noun. It would be better to decide it on the toss of a coin; Hence, to try; to harass; If you toss food while preparing it, you put pieces of it into a liquid and lightly shake them so that they become covered with the liquid. Do not toss the salad until you're ready to serve Add the grated orange rind and toss the apple slices in the mixture Serve straight from the dish with a tossed green salad. see also toss-up; move or stir about violently; "The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed"; A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball