toss

  • (noun): A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
  • (noun): The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
  • (noun): A haughty throwing up of the head.
  • (noun): (British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
  • (noun): (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
  • (noun): A measure of sprats.
  • (verb): To throw with an initial upward direction.
  • (verb): To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
  • (verb): To agitate; to make restless.
  • (verb): To subject to trials; to harass.
  • (verb): To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
  • (verb): To discard: to toss out
  • (verb): To stir or mix (a salad).
  • (verb): (British slang) To masturbate
  • (verb): To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
  • (verb): To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
  • (verb): To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
  • (verb): To keep in play; to tumble over.
  • (verb): To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
  • (verb): (British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.
  • I couldn't give a toss about her.
  • Toss it over here!
  • to toss the head
  • I'll toss you for it.
  • I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.