toss up
To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a diceTo make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
» I had to toss up between two of them.
Meaning
8 senses(intransitive)To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
(intransitive)To throw something upwards.
(transitive)To produce, generate.
(Internet, transitive)To post or upload.
(transitive)To cook or prepare something quickly.
(transitive)To casually mention as an idea.
(slang)To vomit.
(slang)To beat up, thrash.
He got in a fight last night and got tossed up.
Examples
8 sentencesI had to toss up between two of them.
I’m still tossing up whether to go by car or train.
Let's toss up for it.
I don't know which dress to choose; it's a toss up between the red one and the green one.
It is a toss-up whether the playboy will marry the blonde or the brunette; both girls are so beautiful.
Translations
1 languagesForms
tosses up, tossing up, tossed up, tossed up| Base form | toss up · to toss up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | tosses up |
| Present participle | tossing up |
| Past simple | tossed up |
| Past participle | tossed up |
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