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Toss

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
tɒs

Definitions

  1. A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
    countable, uncountable
  3. A haughty throwing up of the head.
    countable, uncountable
  4. Concern or consideration.
    British, countable, slang, uncountable
  5. A state of agitation; commotion.
    British, countable, slang, uncountable
  6. A measure of sprats.
    countable, uncountable
  7. A handover from one presenter to another, announced by the first presenter.
    countable, uncountable
  8. Nonsense; drivel.
    UK, slang, uncountable
  9. An act of masturbation.
    UK, countable, uncountable, vulgar

Equivalents

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Examples

“I don't give⟳ a toss about her.”
“This put⟳ us at the board⟳ into a Tosse.”
“"We are all in a toss, in our neighborhood," said Mistress Pottle.”
“It will differ⟳ from the heaped measure⟳ of oysters, improperly called the peck, by about one-seventh part in excess, and from the toss of sprats by about one-third part in excess.”
“The introduction would still be done by the Monitor⟳ host⟳ in New York's Studio 5B, followed by the toss to the newsperson in Washington.”
“Then I look⟳ again at this message. What a load⟳ of toss.”
“'You were,' John said, with infinite love⟳, 'talking such absolute toss.'”
“I always thought that the breathing thing was a load⟳ of toss, but it helped calm me big time.”
“And Uncle Frank is having a wank, And Auntie Floss is having a toss, With Grandad.”
“This girl was a wank, a toss, something to be used over and over again, even when she was a pensioner; the pictures would be around till the next millennium.”
“Men don't chat about having a toss. We just don't. It's not comfortable.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

toss bombing toss job toss juggling toss of the coin toss off toss pillow

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