toss
To throw with an initial upward directionTo throw with an initial upward direction.
» I tossed the ball to Tom.
Я бросил мяч Тому.
Я кинув м'яч Тому.
Meaning
15 sensesTo throw with an initial upward direction.
Toss it over here!
werfen
броса́тьbrosátʹ, подбра́сыватьpodbrásyvatʹ
throw carelessly
To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
to toss the head
To agitate; to make restless.
agitate
To subject to trials; to harass.
To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
We should toss for it.
I'll toss you for it.
werfen
подбра́сыватьpodbrásyvatʹ
(informal, transitive)To discard; to throw away.
I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.
verwerfen, wegwerfen
throw or cast away
To stir or mix (a salad).
to toss a salad; a tossed salad.
vermischen, vermengen, zusammenfügen
переме́шиватьpereméšivatʹ, перемеша́тьperemešátʹ
move or stir about violently
(UK, slang)To masturbate.
hin und her werfen
(informal, transitive)To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
(intransitive)To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep
(intransitive)To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
Examples
212 sentencesI tossed the ball to Tom.
Я кинув м'яч Тому.
ruЯ бросил мяч Тому.
I tossed it in the trash.
Я кинув це у смітник.
Tom tossed Mary the keys.
Том кинув Мері ключі.
ruТом бросил Мэри ключи.
Tom tossed Mary the ball.
Том кинув Мері м'яч.
ruТом бросил Мэри мяч.
deTom warf Maria den Ball zu.
Tom tossed Mary his keys.
Том кинув Мері ключі.
ruТом бросил Мэри свои ключи.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncerFrom Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Old Norse (compare dialectal Norwegian tossa, dialectal Swedish tossa (“to strew, spread”)), or perhaps from an alteration of Middle English tosen (“to tease, pull apart, shred; to wound, injure”). Compare also Dutch tassen (“to pile or heap up, stack”).
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Forms
tosses, tossing, tossed, tossedPhrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- toss offзловживати, ображатиTo drink up rapidly.
- toss outвміти, умітиTo throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
- toss awayприбрати, прибиратиTo discard; to throw away
- toss upTo make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
- toss inTo add (something) as a bonus.
- toss downTo cause something held to fall to the ground
- toss aroundTo offer for suggestion.
Synonyms
169 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle