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tosses up

tosses up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of toss up.

Meaning of toss up

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.
  2. (intransitive) To throw something upwards.
  3. (transitive) To produce, generate.
  4. (Internet, transitive) To post or upload.
    • Restless in quarantine, she began posting videos on Instagram, one of which got picked up by Barstool, the popular sports blog. […] Then she tossed up a few on TikTok, notably one in which she faux-naively referred to Houston Street in New York, which is pronounced How-ston, as Hew-ston.2023 March 14, Alexandra Jacobs, “Your Annoying Roommate Is Slaying on TikTok”, in The New York Times
  5. (transitive) To cook or prepare something quickly.
  6. (transitive) To casually mention as an idea.

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Questions about tosses up

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

Words near tosses up in the dictionary

  1. tosses out
  2. tosses salad
  3. tosses someone's salad
  4. tosses the pieman
  5. tosses together
  6. tosses up
  7. tossest
  8. tosseth
  9. tossicate
  10. tossicated
  11. tossicates

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