Phonetic Breakdown of "toss"
Learn how to break down "toss" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/tɑs/
/tɒs/
/tɔs/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
T AO1 S
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "toss"
Noun
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A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
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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.
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A haughty throwing up of the head.
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(British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.Example: "I couldn't give a toss about her."
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(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
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A measure of sprats.
Verb
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To throw with an initial upward direction.Example: "Toss it over here!"
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To lift with a sudden or violent motion.Example: "to toss the head"
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To agitate; to make restless.
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To subject to trials; to harass.
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To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.Example: "I'll toss you for it."
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To discard: to toss outExample: "I don't need it any more; you can just toss it."
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To stir or mix (a salad).Example: "to toss a salad; a tossed salad."
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(British slang) To masturbate
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To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.Example: ""Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for.""
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To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.Example: "tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep"
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To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
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To keep in play; to tumble over.Example: "to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar"
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To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
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(British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.