v. 1 throw, cast, lob, pitch, fling, hurl, heave, shy, launch, send, let fly, propel, catapult, sling, bowl, Colloq chuck The goalkeeper tossed the ball into the middle of the field 2 shake, jerk, stir up, agitate, fling Lucy disdainfully tossed her head 3 shake (up), stir (up), agitate, jiggle, tumble, joggle; wave, lash, thrash Don't you put the dressing on before you toss the salad? The branches of the huge oak were being tossed about in the storm 4 writhe, wriggle, squirm, toss and turn, thrash I tossed all night, unable to get a moment's sleep 5 pitch, yaw, wallow, roll, lurch, undulate, plunge Our little boat was tossed this way and that in the heavy seas
n. 6 throw, lob, pitch, heave, shy His toss went wild and the ball rolled over the cliff