toss a coin

toss a coin verb: to flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

Verb

toss a coin (third-person singular simple present tosses a coin, present participle tossing a coin, simple past and past participle tossed a coin)

To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.
- We will toss a coin to see which team goes first.
Synonyms:

flip a coin

toss a coin meaning in Arabic and Persian

toss a coin in Arabic

to flick a coin for making a decision: قَذَفَ العُمْلَةَ qaḏafa al-ʕumlata, رَمَى بِالعُمْلَةِ ramā bi-l-ʕumlati, قَذَفَ النُقُودَ qaḏafa al-nuqūda, رَمَى بِالنُقُودِ ramā bi-l-nuqūdi

toss a coin in Persian

to flick a coin for making a decision: سکه افکندن

Synonyms of toss a coin

flip a coin

Forms of toss a coin

third-person singular present	tosses a coin
present participle	tossing a coin
past participle	tossed a coin
past	tossed a coin

Questions about toss a coin

What does toss a coin mean?: Toss a coin means to flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.
What is toss a coin in Arabic?: Toss a coin in Arabic is قَذَفَ العُمْلَةَ (qaḏafa al-ʕumlata), رَمَى بِالعُمْلَةِ (ramā bi-l-ʕumlati), قَذَفَ النُقُودَ (qaḏafa al-nuqūda). See Toss a coin meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is toss a coin?: Toss a coin is a verb.
What is the past tense of toss a coin?: The past tense of toss a coin is tossed a coin.

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