toss
/tɒs/verb
उच्चारण टॉस
उछालना
Core word
verb
- 1
[T, I]
to throw something lightly or carelessly; to throw a coin in the air in order to decide something; to move or make somebody or something move up and down or from side to side
उछालना
- toss a coin
- Radhika tossed her bag onto the sofa and went straight to the kitchen for a snack.
noun
- 1
→Phrasal verbs 2
toss sth off
to produce sth quickly and without much effort
(कोई काम) झटपट और बिना ख़ास मेहनत के कर डालना
- He tossed off a short poem in ten minutes.
- She can toss off an essay in an hour.
toss up (for sth)
to throw a coin in the air in order to decide sth
(किसी बात का फ़ैसला करने के लिए) सिक्का उछालना
- We tossed up to see who would bat first.
- Let's toss up for the last ticket.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Toss and turn (be unable to sleep); cricket: the captain who wins the toss chooses to bat or bowl.
Idiom 'toss and turn' (करवटें बदलना, नींद न आना); क्रिकेट में toss जीतने वाला कप्तान बल्लेबाज़ी या गेंदबाज़ी चुनता है।