{
    "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."
}