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Antonyms for toss

Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : taws, tos
Phonetic Transcription : tɔs, tɒs

Definition of toss

Origin :
  • c.1500, possibly from a Scandinavian source (cf. dialectal Norwegian tossa "to strew, spread"). Related: Tossed; tossing. Food preparation sense (with reference to salad, etc.) is recorded from 1723. The noun meaning "an act of throwing" is first recorded 1650s. Tosspot "heavy drinker" is from 1560s. Toss-up "even matter" first recorded 1809, from earlier sense of "a flipping of a coin to arrive at a decision" (c.1700). Tosser as a term of contempt in British slang is recorded from 1977, probably from slang toss off "masturbate" (1969); cf. jerk (n.).
  • noun throw
  • verb move back and forth
Example sentences :
  • Perhaps, after all, I might have the brains to jest and toss about words and shoot off epigrams.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • It is a toss of the head and a droop of the eyes if I say one word of what is in my mind.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The toss of the antlers to meet the stroke drew the man up standing.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • We lie, and toss, and turn; and say, When will the night be gone?
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Edwin was skilled to toss the dart; from his hand it flew unerring to its aim.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • For this purpose she would swell the waves, and toss the feeble bark.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • Before the morning she began to feel the death agony and to toss about.
  • Extract from : « A Hero of Our Time » by M. Y. Lermontov
  • If it wasn't for wengeance, I'd play at pitch and toss with it on the losing hazard.'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • Toss about in a bowl with sugar, being careful not to break.
  • Extract from : « Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them » by Cora Moore
  • The boat began to pitch and toss: the passengers were drenched.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre

Synonyms for toss

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