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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)

  1. To throw with an initial upward direction.
    • Toss it over here!
  2. To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
    • to toss the head
  3. 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...
    Synonyms:
    perturb, provoke, vex
  4. 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...
    Synonyms:
    beleaguer, beset, pester
  5. To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
    • We should toss for it.
  6. (informal, transitive) To discard; to throw away.
    • I don't need it any more; you can just toss it.

See all 24 meanings of toss

Phrases with tossed

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Words that rhyme with tossed

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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

  1. toss-ups
  2. tossa jute
  3. tossable
  4. tossaroon
  5. tossaroons
  6. tossed
  7. tossed and turned
  8. tossed around
  9. tossed away
  10. tossed down
  11. tossed in

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