toss

Noun

• an abrupt movement
  • a toss of his head
    

• (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
  • the pass was fumbled
    

• the act of flipping a coin

Verb

• agitate
  • toss the salad
    

• throw or cast away
  • Put away your worries
    

• move or stir about violently
  • The feverish patient thrashed around in his bed
    

• throw carelessly
  • chuck the ball
    

• lightly throw to see which side comes up
  • I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!
    

• throw or toss with a light motion
  • flip me the beachball
    
  • toss me newspaper
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  pass , flip , convulse , thresh , thresh about , thrash , thrash about , slash , jactitate , chuck , sky , pitch