Toss
verb
To throw something lightly or easily.
She tossed her hair back.
Often appears as...
- toss a coin
- toss a ball
verb
To move abruptly or violently.
The boat was tossed by the stormy sea.
Often appears as...
- toss in sleep
- toss on waves
verb
To mix food ingredients lightly.
Toss the salad with some olive oil.
Often appears as...
- toss a salad
- toss in olive oil
verb
To decide something by flipping a coin.
Let's toss a coin to decide.
Often appears as...
- toss a coin
- toss for decision
noun
The act of tossing something.
She won the toss and chose to serve.
Often appears as...
- win the toss
- lose the toss
verb
To throw something lightly or easily.
She tossed her hair back.
Often appears as...
- toss a coin
- toss a ball
verb
To move abruptly or violently.
The boat was tossed by the stormy sea.
Often appears as...
- toss in sleep
- toss on waves
verb
To mix food ingredients lightly.
Toss the salad with some olive oil.
Often appears as...
- toss a salad
- toss in olive oil
verb
To decide something by flipping a coin.
Let's toss a coin to decide.
Often appears as...
- toss a coin
- toss for decision
noun
The act of tossing something.
She won the toss and chose to serve.
Often appears as...
- win the toss
- lose the toss
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Casual Action
Used to describe a gentle or nonchalant action conducted without much thought.
She tossed the keys onto the couch as she entered.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Nuance
'Toss' often implies care or playfulness rather than the force or precision of 'throw'.
He playfully tossed a pillow at his friend.
Pro Tip 1/2Casual Action
Used to describe a gentle or nonchalant action conducted without much thought.
She tossed the keys onto the couch as she entered.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Nuance
'Toss' often implies care or playfulness rather than the force or precision of 'throw'.
He playfully tossed a pillow at his friend.
Pro Tip 1/2Casual Action
Used to describe a gentle or nonchalant action conducted without much thought.
She tossed the keys onto the couch as she entered.
Pro Tip 2/2Subtle Nuance
'Toss' often implies care or playfulness rather than the force or precision of 'throw'.
He playfully tossed a pillow at his friend.
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Why we make bad...
Now, the idea is simple when we're applying it to coin tosses, but in fact, it's not very simple in everyday life. People are horrible at estimating both of these things, and that's what I want to talk to you about today. There are two kinds of errors people make when trying to decide
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Lessons we can learn...
from as far as 300 miles away tossing their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after
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Is our universe the only...
universe was static but even so there was one thing that everyone was certain of the expansion must be slowing down that as much as the gravitational pull of the earth slows the ascent of an apple tossed upward the gravitational pull of
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The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
resonate with that we do stand on the edge of a great new era filled with both crisis and opportunity in error to be characterized by achievement and by challenge this nation has tossed its cap over the wall of space we have no choice
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Can you solve the...
But a coin toss only has two possible outcomes... right? Suppose you have everyone flip the coin twice— now there are four possible results. You can tell the people who flip heads twice in a row to report support for the troll;
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One of the Dirtiest...
that plastics are throwaway materials they use once and toss that was a concept developed to use the vast productivity generated by our economic system in World War two to keep it moving keep it going after the war came
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Why is our universe...
the universe was static. But even so, there was one thing that everyone was certain The expansion must be slowing down. That, much as the gravitational pull of the Earth slows the ascent of an apple tossed upward,
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If I should have a...
nothing but swim trunks on -- diving in the water, determined to beat this swimming champion? After the race, he tossed his wet, cloud-white hair and said, 'You're a god.' No, Anderson, you're the god."
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How squids outsmart...
The deep-sea vampire squid, when startled, uses its webbed arms to make a cape it hides behind. The tiny bobtail, on the other hand, tosses sand over its body as it burrows away from prying eyes.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
He said, "If I keep tossing myself off I get fresh sperm being made." Which I thought was an interesting idea, theory. So now you have an evolutionary excuse.
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Why we make bad...
Now, the idea is simple when we're applying it to coin tosses, but in fact, it's not very simple in everyday life. People are horrible at estimating both of these things, and that's what I want to talk to you about today. There are two kinds of errors people make when trying to decide
Video examples
Lessons we can learn...
from as far as 300 miles away tossing their backpacks and their pickup trucks and driving through the night students who had taken a week off school people who are self-employed unemployed even a few who would used vacation time to leave their jobs and come and help after
Video examples
Is our universe the only...
universe was static but even so there was one thing that everyone was certain of the expansion must be slowing down that as much as the gravitational pull of the earth slows the ascent of an apple tossed upward the gravitational pull of
Video examples
The San Antonio Speech PIPE...
resonate with that we do stand on the edge of a great new era filled with both crisis and opportunity in error to be characterized by achievement and by challenge this nation has tossed its cap over the wall of space we have no choice
Video examples
Can you solve the...
But a coin toss only has two possible outcomes... right? Suppose you have everyone flip the coin twice— now there are four possible results. You can tell the people who flip heads twice in a row to report support for the troll;
Video examples
One of the Dirtiest...
that plastics are throwaway materials they use once and toss that was a concept developed to use the vast productivity generated by our economic system in World War two to keep it moving keep it going after the war came
Video examples
Why is our universe...
the universe was static. But even so, there was one thing that everyone was certain The expansion must be slowing down. That, much as the gravitational pull of the Earth slows the ascent of an apple tossed upward,
Video examples
If I should have a...
nothing but swim trunks on -- diving in the water, determined to beat this swimming champion? After the race, he tossed his wet, cloud-white hair and said, 'You're a god.' No, Anderson, you're the god."
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
The deep-sea vampire squid, when startled, uses its webbed arms to make a cape it hides behind. The tiny bobtail, on the other hand, tosses sand over its body as it burrows away from prying eyes.
Video examples
Mary Roach: 10 things...
He said, "If I keep tossing myself off I get fresh sperm being made." Which I thought was an interesting idea, theory. So now you have an evolutionary excuse.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Bill Lawrence
American Producer
I hate shows, personally, where people stand around tossing stuff at each other, and any character can say any line, because you don't believe any of these characters care for each other. I used to fight with my friends who wrote on 'Seinfeld,' because they had such great pride in saying it was a show about nothing.
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Matthew Underwood
American Actor
I write little quotes all the time to help encourage people to come together, like this one: 'If fate happens to toss you a lightbulb, use it to light the path of others, for they will use theirs to light the path of you. With your light together with mine, it's two times as bright and twice as strong.
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Helen Mirren
British Actress
I have to say, without sounding like a total tosser, that everything I've learned in life, and that has taken me out of my natural interior life, has been with men. They exposed me to things that I wasn't aware of. I learned from all the guys.
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Tess Gerritsen
American Novelist
There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through. So I try my best to make my characters personally involved in the plot, in a way that stresses them and tests them.
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Lucinda Williams
American Musician
It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say.
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James McBride
American Writer
You have to be able to toss the thing out. You can't fall in love with your characters, and you have to know when to fight - and when to quit.
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Paloma Faith
English Actress
I'm so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I'm rarely ever tossing and turning - if I am, it's really a big deal.
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Rebecca Solnit
American Writer
Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people toss the facts.
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LZ Granderson
American Journalist
It only takes 140 characters to toss one's character out the window.
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Debby Ryan
American Actress
Have an anchor so that life doesn't toss you around.
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Bill Lawrence
American Producer
I hate shows, personally, where people stand around tossing stuff at each other, and any character can say any line, because you don't believe any of these characters care for each other. I used to fight with my friends who wrote on 'Seinfeld,' because they had such great pride in saying it was a show about nothing.
Quote examples
Matthew Underwood
American Actor
I write little quotes all the time to help encourage people to come together, like this one: 'If fate happens to toss you a lightbulb, use it to light the path of others, for they will use theirs to light the path of you. With your light together with mine, it's two times as bright and twice as strong.
Quote examples
Helen Mirren
British Actress
I have to say, without sounding like a total tosser, that everything I've learned in life, and that has taken me out of my natural interior life, has been with men. They exposed me to things that I wasn't aware of. I learned from all the guys.
Quote examples
Tess Gerritsen
American Novelist
There is no better test of character than when you're tossed into crisis. That's when we see one's true colors shine through. So I try my best to make my characters personally involved in the plot, in a way that stresses them and tests them.
Quote examples
Lucinda Williams
American Musician
It's really about living in your head... just looking out at the world, then going back into your head and tossing around a lot of ideas and coming out with something interesting to say.
Quote examples
James McBride
American Writer
You have to be able to toss the thing out. You can't fall in love with your characters, and you have to know when to fight - and when to quit.
Quote examples
Paloma Faith
English Actress
I'm so used to changing time zones that I can sleep at any time. I'm rarely ever tossing and turning - if I am, it's really a big deal.
Quote examples
Rebecca Solnit
American Writer
Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people toss the facts.
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LZ Granderson
American Journalist
It only takes 140 characters to toss one's character out the window.
Quote examples
Debby Ryan
American Actress
Have an anchor so that life doesn't toss you around.
Example 1 of 10
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