Definition of "toss"
- noun
A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
- verb
To throw with an initial upward direction.
To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
To discard: to toss out.
To stir or mix (a salad).
To masturbate.
To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
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