to toss
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1.8
- verb
- /tɔs/
- Remove pumpkin fibers from seeds, toss seeds with oil, and salt to taste.
- toss a salad
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Watch on YouTubeOkay, well once you've done tossing that salad, come and toss mine.
- Okay, well once you've done tossing that salad, come and toss mine.
- Pick some cute salad skippers and toss it.
- Well, the way you're dressed now, I wouldn't be surprised to see you tossing some, you know, beef and broccoli.
Examples
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Next, prep the apples, add them to the same bowl as you made the dough in and toss with sugar, cinnamon and flour.
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In a large bowl, toss the fresh vegetables with olive oil and vinegar to enhance the flavor.
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So the, the lesson here is to make sure you toss this through really well.
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So I'm going to grab some of that and toss it in real quick.
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Who ordered the tossed salad?
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We're going to toss this into the frying pan.
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And then I toss it all in the blender, blend it up.
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Okay, well once you've done tossing that salad, come and toss mine.
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Now, in the next hour, Joyce will have to consume a tossed salad, with dressing on the side...
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To prepare the salad, add the ingredients and toss them gently until everything is coated.
Synonyms
167
1.0
To mix a liquid by moving it with a spoon
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3.4
Mix a few ingredients quickly without much preparation
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- US
1
2.7
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
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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.