Tra từ toss - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

toss [toss tosses tossed tossing] verb, noun BrE [tɒs] NAmE [tɔːs] NAmE [tɑːs]
verb

THROW
1. transitive to throw sth lightly or carelessly
•~ sth + adv./prep. I tossed the book aside and got up.
•~ sth to sb He tossed the ball to Anna.
•~ sb sth He tossed Anna the ball.

YOUR HEAD
2. transitive ~ sth to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient
•She just tossed her head and walked off.

SIDE TO SIDE/UP AND DOWN
3. intransitive, transitive to move or make sb/sth move from side to side or up and down
•Branches were tossing in the wind.
•I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.
•~ sb/sth Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.

IN COOKING
4. transitive ~ sth to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc
•Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter.
•Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss well.
5. transitive ~ a pancake (BrE)to throw a ↑pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and you can fry the other side

COIN
6. transitive, intransitive to throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands
Syn: ↑flip
•~ sth Let's toss a coin.
• (especially BrE)~ (sb) for sth There's only one ticket left— I'll toss you for it.
• (BrE)~ up (for sth) We tossed up to see who went first.
• (BrE)~ up between A and B (figurative)He had to toss up between (= decide between) paying the rent or buying food.
related noun ↑toss-up
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Synonyms:
throw
toss • hurl • fling • chuck • lob • bowl • pitch
These words all mean to send sth from your hand through the air.
throw • to send sth from your hand or hands through the air: ▪ Some kids were throwing stones at the window. ◇ ▪ She threw the ball and he caught it.
toss • to throw sth lightly or carelessly: ▪ She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
hurl • to throw sth violently in a particular direction: ▪ Rioters hurled a brick through the car's windscreen.
fling • to throw sb/sth somewhere with a lot of force, especially because you are angry or in a hurry: ▪ She flung the letter down onto the table.
chuck • (especially BrE, informal) to throw sth carelessly: ▪ I chucked him the keys.
lob • (informal) to throw sth so that it goes high through the air: ▪ They were lobbing stones over the wall.
bowl • (in cricket) to throw the ball to the batsman
pitch • (in baseball) to throw the ball to the batter
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch sth at/to sb/sth
to throw/toss/fling/chuck sth aside/away
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck/lob/bowl/pitch a ball
to throw/toss/hurl/fling/chuck stones/rocks/a brick
to throw/toss/hurl/fling sth angrily
to throw/toss sth casually/carelessly

Example Bank:
•He tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep.
•He tossed the letter over to me.
•He was tossed about in his boat.
•It's an idea that gets tossed around from time to time.
•She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag.
•She tossed about restlessly all night with a high fever.
•She tossed back her blonde hair.
•The bodies were unceremoniously tossed into mass graves.
•The improvements had to be tossed overboard because of lack of money.
•Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil.
•I got up, tossing aside my book.
•She tossed her jacket onto the bed.
Idiom: ↑not give a toss
Derived: ↑toss off ▪ ↑toss somebody off ▪ ↑toss something off

noun usually singular

OF COIN
1. an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide sth
•The final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin.
•to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air)

OF HEAD
2. ~ of your head an act of moving your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient
•She dismissed the question with a toss of her head.

THROW
3. an act of throwing sth, especially in a competition or game
•a toss of 10 metres
more at argue the toss at ↑argue

Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.

Example Bank:
•England won the toss and chose to kick off.
•The order of play was decided by the toss of a coin.
•The team captains called the toss.
•The venue will be decided on the toss of a coin.