āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to toss
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž
to throw something with a quick and sudden motion
Transitive: to toss sth somewhere
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She playfully tossed a ball to her dog in the backyard.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to throw out or discard something
Transitive: to toss sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The chef tossed the leftover food after closing time.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ
āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
to mix or combine ingredients by gently lifting and turning them in a bowl or pan
Transitive: to toss food or ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After draining the cooked pasta, toss it with the sauce in the pot before serving.
āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻĄā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°, āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¸ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻŋāĻļāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make a decision by throwing a coin in the air and guessing which of its sides will be facing upward when it lands
Transitive: to toss a coin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Instead of arguing, they agreed to toss a coin to determine who would do the dishes.
āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻ¨ āĻŽā§āĻāĻŦā§ āĻ¤āĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĻā§āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to undergo a tumultuous movement characterized by rolling, tumbling, or violent commotion
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The storm caused tree branches to toss wildly in the wind, scattering debris across the yard.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻĄāĻžāĻ˛āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to disrupt the calm or stable condition of something
Transitive: to toss sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The turbulent waters tossed the small boat, making it difficult to navigate.
āĻ
āĻļāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĨ¤
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the act of throwing the ball to another player on one's team
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The quarterback 's toss was perfectly timed.
02
the act of flipping a coin, usually to decide something by chance
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They decided who would bat first with a coin toss.
03
a sudden or abrupt movement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
With a toss of her hair, she turned and left.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
