A Quick and Simple Dictionary

toss

1. Noun.  A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.
2. Noun.  (cricket, football) The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.
3. Noun.  (British, slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.
4. Verb.  To throw with an initial upward direction.
5. Verb.  To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.
6. Verb.  To discard: to toss out.
7. Verb.  To stir or mix (a salad).
8. Verb.  (British, vulgar) To masturbate.
9. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.