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tossed away

tossed away is the simple past and past participle of toss away.

Meaning of toss 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

Questions about tossed away

What is tossed away the simple past and past participle of?
Tossed away is the simple past and past participle of toss away.

Words near tossed away in the dictionary

  1. tossaroon
  2. tossaroons
  3. tossed
  4. tossed and turned
  5. tossed around
  6. tossed away
  7. tossed down
  8. tossed in
  9. tossed in with
  10. tossed it in
  11. tossed off

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