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Toss Transitive Side Coin Verb Tossed  /Tɒs  Tɔːs 

Level C1 
Kind verb
Front toss 
IPA  /tɒs  ; US tɔːs  / verb
Back fırlatmak
başını arkaya atmak 
Back 2

toss (verb)

 /tɒs  ; US tɔːs  / verb
 
 1 [transitive]
to throw sth lightly and carelessly
fırlatmak
 Rhodri opened the letter and tossed the envelope into the bin.
 2 [transitive]
to move your head back quickly especially to show you are annoyed or impatient
başını arkaya atmak
 I tried to apologise but she just tossed her head and walked away.
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
to move, or make sb/sth move, up and down or from side to side
dönüp durmak, döndürüp durmak;
sallanmak, sallamak
 He lay tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep.
 The ship was tossed about by huge waves.
 4 [intransitive, transitive]
 toss (up) (for sth)
to throw a coin into the air in order to decide sth, by guessing which side of the coin will land facing upwards
yazı tura atmak
 Let's toss to see who does the washing-up.
 to toss a coin
 There's only one ticket left. I'll toss you for it.
Heads ve tails'a bakın. Bunlar madeni paranın iki tarafının adıdır. Hangi tarafın üste geleceğini tahmin etmek için ‘Heads or tails?’ diye sorarız.
IDIOM
win/lose the toss
to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands
yazı-turada galip/mağlup olmak
 Ms Williams won the toss and chose to serve first.
 

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