toss around
toss around · tosses around · tossed around · tossing around
To offer for suggestionTo offer for suggestion.
» The contents of the tent were tossed around.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To offer for suggestion.
(transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To toss (throw) from one person to another..
We tossed around the football in the park.
Examples
3 sentencesThe contents of the tent were tossed around.
You should avoid throwing or tossing toys around.
I am tossing around the idea of having a party this weekend.
Forms
tosses around, tossing around, tossed around, tossed around| Base form | toss around · to toss around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tosses around |
| Present participle | tossing around |
| Past simple | tossed around |
| Past participle | tossed around |
irregular
Phrasal 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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb