noun.
In cricket, a ball bowled so as to reach the batsman before touching the ground;. a full-pitch.
In cricket, to bowl (a full-pitch).
To refine (tin) by fusing it and then causing the molten metal to fall in thin filaments through the air. Oxidizable impurities acted on by the air are separated out and form a scum which is skimmed off, after the stream has come to rest in the receiving vessel.
noun.
A sudden fling or jerk; especially, a quick movement of the head backward or upward.
noun.
A pitch; a throw: as, the toss of a ball or a coin.
noun.
The distance over which one tosses anything; a throw.
noun.
A state of agitation or excitement; a commotion.
noun.
A toss-up: with reference to a case in which chance decides.
noun.
The mow or bay of a barn into which grain is put preparatory to threshing.
To lift, heave, or throw up with a sudden, impatient, or spirited movement; jerk: as, to toss one's head.
To jerk or fling to and fro; heave or pitch up and down or from one place to another; tumble or throw about.
In mining, to separate (ore) from the gangue by stirring (tossing) the slimes with water in a keeve, and then allowing the heavier, valuable parts to settle, this operation being hastened by packing, or striking the sides of the keeve with an iron bar held vertically with one end resting on the ground, an operation which may be continued from a quarter of an hour to an hour.
To cast; pitch; fling; hurl; specifically, to throw with the palm of the hand upward; throw lightly or carelessly.
Figuratively, to disquiet; agitate; set in commotion, as by shifting opinions, feelings, circumstances, or influences; disturb; disorder.
To pass from one to another, as in conversation or discussion; bandy.
To turn over and over; busy one's self with; turn the leaves of, as a book or lesson.
To toss up with. See to toss up, under II.
Same as to toss off (which see, below).
To dress hastily or smartly; trick: with out.
To dispose of; pass off; while away: said of time.
To jerk or throw one's self about; roll or tumble about; be restless or uneasy; fling.
To be flung or rocked about; be kept in motion.
Same as to toss up (which see, below).