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toss away

toss away verb: to discard; to throw away.

Verb

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

  1. To discard; to throw away
    • United appeared to be heading out of the competition in the worst possible manner as they tossed away a two-goal lead in the space of seven minutes before conceding twice in extra time.2025 April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, in BBC Sport

Forms of toss away

third-person singular presenttosses away
present participletossing away
past participletossed away
pasttossed away

Questions about toss away

What does toss away mean?
Toss away means to discard; to throw away.
What part of speech is toss away?
Toss away is a verb.
What is the past tense of toss away?
The past tense of toss away is tossed away.

Words near toss away in the dictionary

  1. toss
  2. toss a bone to
  3. toss a coin
  4. toss and turn
  5. toss around
  6. toss away
  7. toss bombing
  8. toss caution to the wind
  9. toss down
  10. toss in
  11. toss in with

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