tossed
UK/tɒst//tɔst/
tossed is the simple past and past participle of toss.
Meaning of toss
Verb
toss (third-person singular simple present tosses, present participle tossing, simple past and past participle tossed or (obsolete) tost)
- To throw with an initial upward direction.
- Toss it over here!
- To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
- to toss the head
- To agitate; to make restless.
- Calm region once,
And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent.1667, John Milton, “Book VIII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC...
- Calm region once,
- To subject to trials; to harass.
- Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men.[1633], George Herbert, edited by [Nicholas Ferrar], The Temple. Sacred Poems, and Private Ejaculations, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] Thomas Buck and Roger Daniel; and are to be sold by Francis...
- To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
- We should toss for it.
- To discard; to throw away.
- I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.
Phrases with tossed
- tossed in
- tossed up
- tossed off
- tossed out
- tossed away
- tossed down
- tossed it in
- tossed salad
- tossed around
- tossed salads
- tossed in with
- tossed together
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Words that rhyme with tossed
4 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about tossed
- What is tossed the simple past and past participle of?
- Tossed is the simple past and past participle of toss.
- How do you pronounce tossed?
- Tossed is pronounced /tɒst/ (UK).
Words near tossed in the dictionary
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