toss
English
/tɒs/, /tɔs/, /tɑs/
noun
Definitions
- A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
- (cricket) 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.
- A haughty throwing up of the head.
- (British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
- (British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.
- ( Fish Market) A measure of sprats.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tossen (sift winnow, buffet about, agitate, toss), tosen (tease, injure, pull apart, shred, wound).
Origin
Middle English
tosen
Gloss
tease, injure, pull apart, shred, wound
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
傷
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betoss English
- leaftosser English
- piece English
- pot English
- retoss English
- tose English
- tossable English
- tosser English
- tossest English
- tosseth English
- tossily English
- tosspiece English
- tosspot English
- tossy English
- touse English
- toze English
- uptoss English
- tossu Finnish
- tossa Swedish
- *tāsan Old English
- tosen Middle English
- tossen Middle English