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- [taws, tos]
- /tɔs, tɒs/
- /tɒs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [taws, tos]
- /tɔs, tɒs/
Definitions of toss word
- abbreviation Technical meaning of TOSS Terminal Oriented Social Science 3
- verb with object toss to throw, pitch, or fling, especially to throw lightly or carelessly: to toss a piece of paper into the wastebasket. 1
- verb with object toss to throw or send from one to another, as in play: to toss a ball. 1
- verb with object toss to throw or pitch with irregular or careless motions; fling or jerk about: The ship was tossed by waves. 1
- verb with object toss to agitate, disturb, or disquiet. 1
- verb with object toss to throw, raise, or jerk upward suddenly: She tossed her head disdainfully. 1
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Origin of toss
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; origin uncertain
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Toss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
toss popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
toss usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for toss
verb toss
- agitate — If people agitate for something, they protest or take part in political activity in order to get it.
- bandied — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- bandying — to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- barraging — Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops.
- bellied — having a belly, esp. of a specified kind
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