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Toss Tossed Sth Side Throw Move Head Order

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verb, nounBrE /tɒs/NAmE /tɔːs/NAmE /tɑːs/verb

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 throw1 [transitive] to throw sth lightly or carelessly~ sth + adv./prep.I tossed the book aside and got up.~ sth to sb He tossed the ball to Anna.~ sb sth He tossed Anna the ball. your head2 [transitive] ~ sth to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatientShe just tossed her head and walked off. side to side/up and down3 [intransitive, transitive] to move or make sb/sth move from side to side or up and downBranches were tossing in the wind. I couldn't sleep but kept tossing and turning in bed all night.~ sb/sth Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves. in cooking4 [transitive] ~ sth to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etcDrain the pasta and toss it in melted butter. Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss well.5 [transitive] ~ a pancake (BrE) to throw a pancakeupwards so that it turns over in the air and you can fry the other side coin6 [transitive, intransitive] to throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands flip~ sth Let's toss a coin. (especially BrE) ~ (sb) for sth There's only one ticket left—I'll toss you for it. (BrE) ~ up (for sth) We tossed up to see who went first. (BrE) ~ up between A and B (figurative) He had to toss up between (= decide between) paying the rent or buying food. related noun toss-upˌtoss ˈoff| ˌtoss sb/yourself ˈoff (BrE, taboo, slang) to give yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sex organs; to give sb sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs masturbateˌtoss sthˈoff(BrE) to produce sth quickly and without much thought or effortI tossed off my article in half an hour.noun

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[usually singular] of coin1 an act of throwing a coin in the air in order to decide sthThe final result was decided on/by the toss of a coin. to win/lose the toss (= to guess correctly/wrongly which side of a coin will face upwards when it lands on the ground after it has been thrown in the air) of head2 ~ of your head an act of moving your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatientShe dismissed the question with a toss of her head. throw3 an act of throwing sth, especially in a competition or gamea toss of 10 metresnot give a ˈtoss (about sb/sth) (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sb/sthNobody gives a toss what you think! more at argue the toss at argue

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柯林斯2008

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