toss
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2.0
- noun
- /tɔs/
:
pase
- We did the beanbag toss, and they were really excited to be able to toss the ball around.
- a ball toss
- medicine ball toss
Examples
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Nice toss!
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Wesley frowned, visualizing the flight of his last toss before it sank beneath the surface of the lake.
Fiction book (1991) -
Come on, that was a great toss.
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The longest throw or toss becomes the winner.
Academic text (2006) -
I won those at Coney Island on the ring toss.
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Each toss is counted toward a score, just as club strokes are counted in traditional golf.
Academic text (2013) -
Try the ring toss.
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They were doing sack races, they had bean bags, they played bean bag toss, and even what looked like little hula hoops.
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Branca takes the last of his warm-up tosses, flicking the glove to indicate a curve.
Fiction book (1992) -
That was an impressive toss that allowed the receiver to make an easy catch.
Synonyms
359
1.0
A throw or kick of the ball to a teammate
145
1.0
An act of sending something through the air, or one chance in a game
1
2.8
A throw that uses the arm, often in sport
Idioms
Compounds
- US
A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it
- Specialized
A way of dropping a bomb by flying low, pulling up, and releasing it so it flies farther
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toss as a sporting noun comes from the verb meaning a quick, light throw. So a toss in sport is a short, casual pass to a teammate, just like a small 'throw'.