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What does toss mean?

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Noun
  1. A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
  2. (cricket, soccer) The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
  3. (Britain, slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
Verb
  1. To throw with an initial upward direction.
  2. To lift with a sudden or violent motion.
  3. To agitate; to make restless.
  4. To subject to trials; to harass.
  5. To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
  6. (informal) To discard: to toss out
  7. To stir or mix (a salad).
  8. (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.
  9. (intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.
  10. (intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.
  11. (obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.
  12. (rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.
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