toss out
To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose ofTo throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
» Tom got tossed out of the bar.
Meaning
3 senses(informal, transitive)To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
throw or cast away
(informal, transitive)To remove or eject from a group; to kick out.
(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 sentencesTom got tossed out of the bar.
Why did the staff toss me out twice, only to let me come back now?
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
Forms
tosses out, tossing out, tossed out, tossed out| Base form | toss out · to toss out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tosses out |
| Present participle | tossing out |
| Past simple | tossed out |
| Past participle | tossed out |
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.
Synonyms
29 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsLessons 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