toss
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- noun
- /tɔs/
:
cara o cruz
- Vice President Lewis won the coin toss.
- a coin toss
The guys who were who did this investigation were thinking about coin tosses.
- The guys who were who did this investigation were thinking about coin tosses.
- Aaron Rodgers, The Cardinals won the toss both times and clinched the game on their first possession, and the Packers are not happy.
- It's once again close to a coin toss.
- Oh, you would want to fight If you lost the coin toss and you got whacked first, you'd really be like, first of all, you'd probably be like just drop.
Examples
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But a coin toss only has two possible outcomes, right?
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My grandfather wanted it to be Clarke & Franklin but he lost the coin toss.
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- You guys lost the toss.
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Joining us for the toss of the coin, the president of the United States.
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Gentlemen, join me for the coin toss.
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Let's do the coin toss.
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Donaldson won the toss and has elected to serve.
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A coin toss was used to decide which intern went with which classroom.
Academic text (2014) -
The Lions took the ball after winning the coin toss and quickly went three-and-out.
Blog text (18) -
Let's do the toss to see who goes first in the game.
Synonyms
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1.0
A toss of a coin to decide between two choices
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2.4
A way to decide something by flipping a coin and seeing which side lands up
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2.9
A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Toss meaning a coin flip comes from the action of throwing a coin into the air, a quick, lucky 'flip'. That's why a pre-game toss decides things by chance.