B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

toss

toss · tosses

поштовх, кидання, жереб

бросок, бросание, жеребьёвка

Wurf, Münzwurf

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a…A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

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UK/tɒs/US/tɔs/

» I tossed the ball to Tom.

Я бросил мяч Тому. — marafon

Я кинув м'яч Тому. — deniko

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Meaning

9 senses

(countable, uncountable)A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
Wurf
броса́ниеbrosánije, бросо́кbrosók
кида́нняkydánnja, по́штовхpóštovx
(countable, uncountable)The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
Münzwurf
жеребьёвкаžerebʹjóvka
же́ребžéreb
(countable, uncountable)A haughty throwing up of the head.
(British, countable, slang, uncountable)Concern or consideration.
I don't give a toss about her.
(British, countable, slang, uncountable)A state of agitation; commotion.
(countable, uncountable)A measure of sprats.
(countable, uncountable)A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
(UK, slang, uncountable)Nonsense; drivel.
(UK, countable, uncountable, vulgar)An act of masturbation.
the act of flipping a coin

Examples

212 sentences

I tossed the ball to Tom.
Я кинув м'яч Тому. — deniko
ruЯ бросил мяч Тому. — marafon
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I tossed it in the trash.
Я кинув це у смітник. — deniko
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Tom tossed Mary the keys.
Том кинув Мері ключі. — deniko
ruТом бросил Мэри ключи. — odexed
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Tom tossed Mary the ball.
Том кинув Мері м'яч. — deniko
ruТом бросил Мэри мяч. — odexed
deTom warf Maria den Ball zu. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Tom tossed Mary his keys.
Том кинув Мері ключі. — deniko
ruТом бросил Мэри свои ключи. — sharptoothed
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

throw, a lob, of a ball:

toss of a coin before a match:

Русский

By meaning 2

throw, a lob, of a ball:

toss of a coin before a match:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

throw, a lob, of a ball:

toss of a coin before a match:

Origin

From Middle English tossen (“to buffet about, agitate, toss; to sift or winnow”), of uncer

From 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

plural: tosses

Singular	toss
Plural	tosses

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Close in meaning

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team:pass flip
the act of flipping a coin:flip

Word family

Lessons for this word

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A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable