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to toss

to toss

136 1.8
To lift and turn food gently to mix it
  • verb
  • /tɔs/
translation icon : mezclar
  • Remove pumpkin fibers from seeds, toss seeds with oil, and salt to taste.
  • toss a salad

Okay, well once you've done tossing that salad, come and toss mine.

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Examples

  • Next, prep the apples, add them to the same bowl as you made the dough in and toss with sugar, cinnamon and flour.

  • In a large bowl, toss the fresh vegetables with olive oil and vinegar to enhance the flavor.

  • So the, the lesson here is to make sure you toss this through really well.

  • So I'm going to grab some of that and toss it in real quick.

  • Who ordered the tossed salad?

    Superstarlet A.D. (2000)

  • We're going to toss this into the frying pan.

  • And then I toss it all in the blender, blend it up.

  • Okay, well once you've done tossing that salad, come and toss mine.

    The Useless Hotline Podcast

  • Now, in the next hour, Joyce will have to consume a tossed salad, with dressing on the side...

    The Guilt Trip (2012)

  • To prepare the salad, add the ingredients and toss them gently until everything is coated.

Synonyms

to stir
vsto toss
152 1.0

To mix a liquid by moving it with a spoon

mixes by lifting and turning solid ingredients gently rather than using a spoon
to toss together
vsto toss
  • Informal
2 3.4

Mix a few ingredients quickly without much preparation

mixes by lifting and turning ingredients gently rather than quickly

Idioms

to lock up and toss the key
  • Informal
9.3

Put someone in prison and never let them leave

to toss a quid
  • UK
9.9

To throw a one-pound coin into water for luck

Phrasal Verbs

to toss out
39 2.7

To throw away things you do not want

to toss in
  • Informal
7 4.4

To add a short comment during a conversation

to toss away
5 2.0

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

to toss together
  • Informal
2 3.4

Mix a few ingredients quickly without much preparation

to toss back
1 4.9

Move your head or hair quickly back

to toss in with
  • Informal
7.4

Join a group or cause and support it

to toss off
  • Informal
8.4

To drink a whole glass quickly, often of alcohol

to toss off
  • Informal
8.1

To make something quickly with little effort

Compounds

toss-up
  • Informal
20 6.2

A situation where two results have the same chance

coin toss
17 2.4

A way to decide something by flipping a coin and seeing which side lands up

toss of a coin
1 2.9

A way to decide between two options by flipping a coin

charity toss
  • US
2.7

A shot from the foul line that a player takes after a foul without anyone trying to stop it

pitch and toss
  • Archaic
9.7

A game where players throw coins at a mark and the closest wins

toss bombing
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of dropping a bomb by flying low, pulling up, and releasing it so it flies farther

How Vigorous

to beat
156 1.0
to whisk
38 2.8
to stir
152 1.0
to toss
136 1.8
to fold
  • Specialized
78 5.9

Surface Forms

toss infinitive
tossed past
tossed past participle
tossing present participle
tosses third person singular

Etymology

Toss in cooking comes from the idea of lifting and turning food with a light throw or movement. So to toss a salad is to mix it gently by lifting and turning the ingredients.