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tossed out

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

Meaning of toss out

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).
    • My grandmother said being organized led to success, so I set out to turn our fridge into a liquid dieter's paradise. First was detoxing the kitchen. I tossed out everything that would lead to temptation, like the leftover candy from Halloween, as well as everything that was expired and rotten.2015, Dawn Lerman, My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes
  2. (informal, transitive) To remove or eject from a group; to kick out.
  3. (transitive) To reject or refuse to consider as evidence.
    • The judge tossed out her testimony when it came to light that she was getting paid as a contractor by the defendant.
    Antonyms:
    allow, adduce

Questions about tossed out

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

Words near tossed out in the dictionary

  1. tossed in
  2. tossed in with
  3. tossed it in
  4. tossed off
  5. tossed one's name in the hat
  6. tossed out
  7. tossed salad
  8. tossed salads
  9. tossed someone's salad
  10. tossed the pieman
  11. tossed together

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