Word

toss, v.
(tossed, tosses, tossing)
freq. cnt. 34

throw or toss with a light motion
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 6

flip pitch sky toss

sample sentences

"flip me the beachball"
"toss me newspaper"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

toss tosser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pitch

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flip

semantic pointers

hypernym

fling

hyponym

submarine lag throw back, toss back

lightly throw to see which side comes up
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3

flip toss

sample sentences

"I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
They %s the coin

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s something
They %s the coin

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

toss tosser

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flip

semantic pointers

hypernym

turn

throw carelessly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

chuck toss

sample sentences

"chuck the ball"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
The children %s the ball

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

toss

semantic pointers

hypernym

throw

move or stir about violently
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

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