Meaning

3 senses
  1. (informal, transitive)To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).

    throw or cast away

  2. (informal, transitive)To remove or eject from a group; to kick out.

  3. (transitive)To reject or refuse to consider as evidence.

    The judge tossed out her testimony when it came to light that she was getting paid as a contractor by the defendant.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom got tossed out of the bar.

  2. Why did the staff toss me out twice, only to let me come back now?

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  3. A habit cannot be tossed out the window; it must be coaxed down the stairs a step at a time.

    deEine Gewohnheit lässt sich nicht zum Fenster hinauswerfen: man muss sie Stufe um Stufe die Treppe hinunterlocken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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