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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Toss \Toss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tossed ; (less properly
     Tost ); p. pr. & vb. n. Tossing.] [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to
     jerk, toss, snatch, tosa quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ]
     1. To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm
        of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a
        ball.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as,
        to toss the head.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me,
              He would not stay.                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves
        in a storm.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              We being exceedingly tossed with a tempest. --Act
                                                    xxvii. 18.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To agitate; to make restless.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Calm region once,
              And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Hence, to try; to harass.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men.
                                                    --Herbert.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years
        in tossing the rules of grammar. [Obs.] --Ascham.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To toss off,
        (a) to drink hastily.
        (b) to accomplish easily or quickly.
        (c) to say in an offhand manner; as, to toss off a
            comment.
        (d) to masturbate; -- British slang.
  
     To toss the cars.See under Oar, n.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Toss \Toss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tossed ; (less properly
     Tost ); p. pr. & vb. n. Tossing.] [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to
     jerk, toss, snatch, tosa quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ]
     1. To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm
        of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a
        ball.
  
     2. To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as,
        to toss the head.
  
              He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me, He
              would not stay.                       --Addison.
  
     3. To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves
        in a storm.
  
              We being exceedingly tossed with a tempeat. --Act
                                                    xxvii. 18.
  
     4. To agitate; to make restless.
  
              Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and
              turbulent.                            --Milton.
  
     5. Hence, to try; to harass.
  
              Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men.
                                                    --Herbert.
  
     6. To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years
        in tossing the rules of grammar. [Obs.] --Ascham.
  
     To toss off, to drink hastily.
  
     To toss the cars.See under Oar, n.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     vb.
     (infl of en toss  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     vb.
     (infl of en toss  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     vb.
     (infl of en toss  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     vb.
     (infl of en toss  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm t oss ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tossed
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en toss ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb toss)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Tossed /tˈɒst/
  قذف

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/ 
  odhozený

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  angemacht
   see: toss, tossing
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  hochgeworfen, zurückgeworfen
   see: toss, tossing, tosses, tossed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  warf hoch, warf zurück
   see: toss, tossing, tossed, tosses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  geknobelt
   see: toss, tossing, tosses, tossed
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  knobelte
   see: toss, tossing, tossed, tosses
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tossed /tˈɒst/
  geworfen, geschleudert, geschmissen
        "Ken tossed another log on the fire."  - Ken warf noch ein Scheit ins Feuer.
     Synonyms: thrown, cast, flung, pitched, chucked, slung, heaved, bunged, peged, hoyed, bished
  
   see: throw, toss, cast, fling, pitch, chuck, sling, heave, bung, peg, hoy, bish sth., throwing, tossing, casting, flinging, pitching, chucking, slinging, heaving, bunging, peging, hoying, bishing, you throw, I/he/she threw, we/they threw, hurl a brick through the window glass, She hurled herself into the job with enthusiasm., Mike threw a stone into the pond.
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈtɔst/


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