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uptossed

uptossed is the simple past and past participle of uptoss.

Meaning of uptoss

Verb

uptoss (third-person singular simple present uptosses, present participle uptossing, simple past and past participle uptossed)

  1. (transitive) To toss up.
    • […] and brasses reflective Gleam in the sun, and away to the clouds uptoss the refulgence: […]1888, Virgil's Æneid
  2. (intransitive) To be tossed up.
    • The boat drew closer and closer, hurling along through the seething green like a thing alive, lifting and sending and uptossing across the huge-backed breakers, or disappearing behind them only to rush into sight again […]1904, The Century

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Questions about uptossed

What is uptossed the simple past and past participle of?
Uptossed is the simple past and past participle of uptoss.

Words near uptossed in the dictionary

  1. Uptons
  2. uptook
  3. uptore
  4. uptorn
  5. uptoss
  6. uptossed
  7. uptosses
  8. uptossing
  9. uptower
  10. uptowered
  11. uptowering

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