toss /tos/

1. To throw up in the air
2. To throw lightly and carelessly (with away, aside, out, etc)
3. To fling, jerk (eg the head), eg as a sign of impatience
4. To roll about or throw from side to side or to and fro, esp repeatedly and violently
5. To throw (a coin) into the air to make a decision, etc based on the side which falls upwards
6. To settle a dispute with (someone) by doing this
7. (of a horse) to throw (its rider)
8. (of a bull, etc) to throw (a person, etc) into the air with its horns
9. To coat (food) by mixing it gently with a dressing
10. To discuss or consider, esp in an informal or light-hearted way
11. To agitate
12. To turn the leaves of (obsolete)
13. To tilt in drinking
14. To drink

1. To be tossed
2. To be in violent commotion
3. To be rolled or thrown about from side to side or to and fro, esp repeatedly and violently
4. To fling
5. To toss up a coin

1. An act of throwing upward
2. A throwing up or back of the head
3. Confusion, commotion
4. The act of tossing a coin
5. A fall from a horse

tossˈer noun

1. A person or thing that tosses
2. An unpleasant or despicable person (vulgar sl)

tossˈily adverb

Pertly

tossˈing noun and adjective

tossˈy adjective

Pert, contemptuous

tossˈpot noun (slang)

1. A toper, a drunkard (old)
2. An incompetent, unpleasant or foolish person (prob by confusion with tosser above)
3. A jocular or hearty term of address, usu to a man (Aust)

tossˈ-up noun

1. The throwing up of a coin to decide anything
2. An even chance or risk

argue the toss

To dispute a decision

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