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{
"term": "toss",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "toss",
"heSheIt": "tosses"
},
"pastSimple": "tossed",
"pastParticiple": "tossed",
"ingForm": "tossing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to throw something lightly or carelessly",
"sensetop": "toss something + adv./prep.toss something to somebodytoss somebody something",
"labels": "especially British English(figurative)(figurative)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I tossed the book aside and got up.",
"contextForm": "toss something + adv./prep."
},
{
"text": "He tossed the ball to Anna.",
"contextForm": "toss something to somebody"
},
{
"text": "He tossed Anna the ball.",
"contextForm": "toss somebody something"
},
{
"text": "He tossed the letter over to me."
},
{
"text": "She tossed her jacket onto the bed."
},
{
"text": "She picked up the package and casually tossed it into her bag."
},
{
"text": "The bodies were unceremoniously tossed into mass graves."
},
{
"text": "The improvements had to be tossed overboard because of lack of money."
},
{
"text": "It's an idea that gets tossed around from time to time."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carelessly", "casually", "unceremoniously"],
"preposition": ["into", "out of", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to throw a coin in the air in order to decide something, especially by guessing which side is facing upwards when it lands",
"sensetop": "toss somethingtoss (somebody) for somethingtoss up (for something)toss up between A and B",
"labels": "(especially British English)(British English)(British English, figurative)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Let's **toss a coin**.",
"contextForm": "toss something"
},
{
"text": "There's only one ticket left—I'll toss you for it.",
"contextForm": "toss (somebody) for something"
},
{
"text": "We tossed up to see who went first.",
"contextForm": "toss up (for something)"
},
{
"text": "He had to toss up between *(= decide between)* paying the rent or buying food.",
"contextForm": "toss up between A and B"
}
],
"topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["carelessly", "casually", "unceremoniously"],
"preposition": ["into", "out of", "to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "to move your head suddenly upwards, especially to show that you are annoyed or impatient",
"sensetop": "toss something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She just tossed her head and walked off."
},
{
"text": "She tossed back her blonde hair."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "to move or make somebody/something move from side to side or up and down",
"sensetop": "toss somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Branches were tossing in the wind."
},
{
"text": "I couldn't sleep but kept **tossing and turning** in bed all night."
},
{
"text": "She tossed about restlessly all night with a high fever."
},
{
"text": "Our boat was being tossed by the huge waves.",
"contextForm": "toss somebody/something"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["restlessly", "about", "around"],
"phrases": ["toss and turn"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "to shake or turn food in order to cover it with oil, butter, etc.",
"sensetop": "toss something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter."
},
{
"text": "Toss the vegetables lightly in olive oil."
},
{
"text": "Pour the vinaigrette over the salad and toss well."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["gently", "lightly", "well"],
"preposition": ["in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "to throw a pancake upwards so that it turns over in the air and lands back in the frying pan so you can fry the other side",
"sensetop": "toss a pancake",
"labels": "(British English)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tɒs/",
"audio": "to/toss/toss__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtɒsɪz/",
"audio": "to/toss/tosses__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/tɒst/",
"audio": "to/toss/tossed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtɒsɪŋ/",
"audio": "to/toss/tossing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tɔːs/",
"audio": "to/toss/toss__us_1_rr.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtɔːsɪz/",
"audio": "to/toss/tosses__us_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/tɔːst/",
"audio": "to/toss/tossed__us_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtɔːsɪŋ/",
"audio": "to/toss/tossing__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: of unknown origin."
}