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tosses out

tosses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 tosses out

What is tosses out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Tosses out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of toss out.

Words near tosses out in the dictionary

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

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