toss
1. the act of flipping a coin (Freq. 3) • Syn: flip • Derivationally related forms: flip (for: flip) • Hypernyms: throw 2. (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team (Freq. 2) - the pass was fumbled • Syn: pass, flip • Derivationally related forms: flip (for: flip) • Topics: sport, athletics • Hypernyms: throw • Hyponyms: centering, snap 3. an abrupt movement - a toss of his head • Hypernyms: motion, movement, move, motility
1. throw or toss with a light motion (Freq. 13) - flip me the beachball - toss me newspaper • Syn: flip, sky, pitch • Derivationally related forms: pitch (for: pitch), tosser, flip (for: flip) • Hypernyms: fling • Hyponyms: submarine, lag, throw back, toss back • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s something PP - The children toss the ball 2. lightly throw to see which side comes up (Freq. 10) - I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin! • Syn: flip • Derivationally related forms: tosser, flip (for: flip) • Hypernyms: turn • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Something is ----ing PP - Somebody ----s something - They toss the coin 3. throw carelessly (Freq. 5) - chuck the ball • Syn: chuck • Hypernyms: throw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s something PP - The children toss the ball 4. move or stir about violently (Freq. 4) - The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed • Syn: convulse, thresh, thresh about, thrash, thrash about, slash, jactitate • Derivationally related forms: jactitation (for: jactitate), thrash (for: thrash) • Hypernyms: shake, agitate • Hyponyms: whip • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s 5. throw or cast away (Freq. 1) - Put away your worries • Syn: discard, fling, toss out, toss away, chuck out, chuck out, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away • Derivationally related forms: disposition (for: dispose), disposal (for: dispose), fling (for: fling), discard (for: discard) • Hypernyms: get rid of, remove • Hyponyms: unlearn, deep-six, give it the deep six, jettison, trash, junk, scrap, waste, dump, retire, abandon, sell out, sell up, liquidize, de-access, close out • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 6. agitate (Freq. 1) - toss the salad • Hypernyms: agitate, vex, disturb, commove, shake up, stir up, raise up • Hyponyms: tumble • Entailment: mix, mingle, commix, unify, amalgamate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something - The chefs toss the vegetables
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