toss : Idioms & Phrases
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charity toss
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noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul
penalty free throw; foul shot; charity shot; free throw; charity throw.
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Pitch and toss
- a game played by tossing up a coin, and calling "Heads or tails;" hence:To play pitch and toss with (anything)
Webster 1913
storm-tossed
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adjective satellite pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
tempest-swept; tempest-tost; storm-tossed; buffeted.
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tempest-tossed
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adjective satellite pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
tempest-swept; tempest-tost; storm-tossed; buffeted.
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To play pitch and toss with (anything)
- to be careless or trust to luck about it.
"To play pitch and toss with the property of the country." G. Eliot.
Webster 1913
To toss for
- to throw dice or a coin to determine the possession of; to gamble for.
Webster 1913
To toss off
- to drink hastily.
Webster 1913
To toss the cars
- . See under Oar, n.
Webster 1913
To toss the oars
- To peak the oars, to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
Webster 1913
To toss up
- to throw a coin into the air, and wager on which side it will fall, or determine a question by its fall. Bramsion.
Webster 1913
toss away
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verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; discard; toss away.
- Put away your worries
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toss back
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verb throw back with a quick, light motion
throw back.
- She tossed back her head
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toss bombing
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noun a bombing run in which the bomber approaches the target at a low altitude and pulls up just before releasing the bomb
loft bombing.
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toss in
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verb add casually to a conversation
- `I don't agree with this,' she tossed in
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toss off
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verb write quickly
fling off; dash off; knock off; scratch off.
- She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper
- He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
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verb drink down entirely
drink down; bolt down; pour down; pop; belt down; down; kill.
- He downed three martinis before dinner
- She killed a bottle of brandy that night
- They popped a few beer after work
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toss out
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verb throw or cast away
dispose; cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; discard; toss away.
- Put away your worries
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toss-up
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noun an unpredictable phenomenon
tossup; even chance.
- it's a toss-up whether he will win or lose
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tossed salad
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noun salad tossed with a dressing
