1. Throw with a light motion
   "toss me newspaper";
   - flip, sky, pitch
    
2. Lightly throw to see which side comes up
   "I don't know what to do—I may as well toss a coin!";
   - flip
    
3. Throw carelessly
   "toss the ball";
   - chuck, huck [N. Amer, informal], sling [Brit, informal]
    
4. Throw or cast away
   "toss your worries"; "toss out your worries"; "toss away your worries";
   - discard, fling, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
    
5. Move or stir about violently
   "The feverish patient tossed around in his bed";
   - convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, jactitate [rare]
    
6. Agitate
   "toss the salad"

1. (sport) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
   "the toss was fumbled";
   - pass, flip
    
2. The act of flipping a coin
   "The coin toss determined which team would kick off";
   - flip
    
3. An abrupt movement
   "a toss of his head"

Derived forms: tossed, tossing, tosses

Type of: agitate, disturb, fling, get rid of, motility, motion, move, movement, raise up, remove, shake, shake up, stir up, throw, turn, wing

Encyclopedia: Toss