Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Toss (-ed, -es, -ing, tost)
toss (-ed, -es, -ing, tost), v. [unknown Norw. and Sw. dialect tossa, to spread, strew.]
- Fling; cast; throw down.
- Stir; struggle; agitate; wrestle; thrash about; pitch back and forth.
- Bob; undulate; ride the current; move up and down.
- Swing; sway; sweep; fling; whirl; [fig.] move by leaping.
- Dispose of; throw away; cast off.
- Add; contribute.
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