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It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner.
Jonas Salk

Meaning of "toss up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOSS UP

toss up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOSS UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Toss up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES TOSS UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of toss up in the English dictionary

The first definition of toss up in the dictionary is to spin in the air in order to decide between alternatives by guessing which side will fall uppermost. Other definition of toss up is to prepare quickly. Toss up is also an instance of tossing up a coin.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOSS UP

tosa
Toscana
Toscanini
tosh
toshach
tosher
Toshkent
toshy
toss
toss off
toss-up
tosser
tossicated
tossily
tosspot
tossy
tostada
tostado
tosticated
tostication

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOSS UP

all ends up
bottoms up
dress up
grass up
gross up
heads up
one´s number is up
pass up
pull one´s socks up
something´s up
the game is up
thumbs up
when the balloon goes up

Synonyms and antonyms of toss up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «toss up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOSS UP

Find out the translation of toss up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of toss up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «toss up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

折腾了
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cara o cruz
570 millions of speakers

English

toss up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टॉस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إرم يصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бросок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

toss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

টস আপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jeter dans l´air
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

mencampakkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

toss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アップトス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동전 던지기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tolak munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh sấp ngưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டாஸில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॉस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Atmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tirare a sorte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rzucać się
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кидок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

arunca în sus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκτίναξη επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toss up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slänga upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kaste opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of toss up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOSS UP»

The term «toss up» is regularly used and occupies the 68.924 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOSS UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about toss up

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QUOTES WITH «TOSS UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word toss up.
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Jonas Salk
It is always with excitement that I wake up in the morning wondering what my intuition will toss up to me, like gifts from the sea. I work with it and rely on it. It's my partner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOSS UP»

Discover the use of toss up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to toss up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories The Toss-Up
THE. TOSS-UP. BY GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND. at the desert's edge—heat that rendered languid even the forced profanity of the pokerplayers and flattened the beverages to tangless poison—fell the mangled stranger, like a bolt from the ...
George Allan England, 2014
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Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
... Weekly, July 4, 1913 “I goes fer to hitTamale. THE TOSS-UP BY GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND. Front Cover.
George Allan England, 2014
3
Netball: Steps to Success
In match play the correct choice of catch is crucial. As part of the catching skills we also introduce the toss-up. Today's umpires use the toss-up sparingly because they are coached to make hard decisions and be decisive. We take a quick look ...
Wilma Shakespear, Margaret Caldow, 2009
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Games, Diversions & Perl Culture: Best of the Perl Journal
Toss-up 26: There's no difference between the foreach and for operators, but those aren't the answers to this question. Two Perl operators that manipulate strings are 100% synonymous. What are they? Toss-up 27: When I write a smiley face, ...
Jon Orwant, 2003
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Handbook of Recreational Games
1. Babies: Throw scatters, toss up the ball with the right hand, pick up a jaclstone with the right hand, transfer it to the left hand, and catch the ball after it has bounced once. Continue thisrglay, picking up one jackstone at a time until all are  ...
‎1975
6
Harrap's essential English Dictionary
This is too important a decision to decide by the toss of a coin. phrasal verb You toss up for something when you throw a spinning coin into the air and guess which side will land facing upwards, as a way of making a decision or settling a ...
‎1996
7
The Two-word Verb: A Dictionary of the Verb-preposition ...
between breakfast and lunch. [Write quickly and easily.] 4. T (2,9) He went to the bar and tossed off a brandy (a shot of whiskey, etc.). [Drank it quickly, with one or two swallows.] toss up 1. T (1) He tossed the ball up in the air and hit it with his ...
George A. Meyer, 1975
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Becoming Friends
I will read a toss-up question. The first person to raise a hand gets the first chance to answer. If two or more people raise their hand simultaneously, a coin will be flipped to determine who goes first.
Jeff Johnson, 1999
9
101 Youth Netball Drills Age 7-11
The toss-up is a means of giving both players an even chance of catching the ball if an infringement on court is judged to be simultaneous by the umpire. Players A and B stand facing each other 1 m apart with their feet shoulderwidth apart and ...
Anna Sheryn, Chris Sheryn, 2010
10
One Hundred and One Youth Netball Drills
The toss-up is a means of giving both players an even chance of catching the ball if an infringement on court is judged to be simultaneous by the umpire. Players A and B stand facing each other 1 m apart with their feet shoulder- width apart ...
Anna Sheryn, Chris Sheryn, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOSS UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term toss up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Virginia is one of only 7 toss up states in '16, Sabato says
The other toss-up states? Iowa and New Hampshire, the earliest nomination battlegrounds; Florida and Ohio -- prizes with 29 and 18 electoral college votes, ... «Daily Press, May 15»
2
FOX Predictions: 'The Following' Now A "Toss Up" To Be Canceled …
With no new episode of Gotham to prop it up, The Following ratings dove to just a 1.1 rating in episode two. The cancellation bear will give it a week as a "toss ... «TVbytheNumbers, Mar 15»
3
FOX Predictions: 'Sleepy Hollow' Now A "Toss Up" To Be Canceled …
Sleepy Hollow ratings slid to a series low 1.2 rating last week, that's low enough for the bear to move his prediction for it down to a "toss up". The final two ... «TVbytheNumbers, Feb 15»
4
FOX Predictions: 'Backstrom' Now A "Toss Up" To Be Canceled Or …
Our Renew / Cancel Index predicts potential renewal or cancellation for scripted broadcast primetime shows by the end of the 2014-15 season in May, 2015. «TVbytheNumbers, Feb 15»
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TOSS UP: Is Larry Nance Jr. the Mountain West Player of the Year?
Jacobson: That might be the best stat mentioned in Toss Up's short history. ... West games, which has opened up offensive opportunities for his teammates. «Casper Star-Tribune Online, Jan 15»
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The Super Bowl Is Set, And Las Vegas Says It's A Toss Up
Super Bowl 49 between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots is a pick 'em at most Las Vegas sportsbooks. Seattle opened as a 2.5-point favorite, ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
7
Cook Political report declares governor's race a 'toss up'
Cook Political report declares governor's race a 'toss up' ... A respected group of political analysts on Friday declared Maryland's race for governor a "toss up.". «Baltimore Sun, Oct 14»
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Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball Moves Kansas Senate to 'Toss Up'
On Thursday, Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center for Politics moved the race from “Leans Republican” to “Toss Up” on his Crystal Ball website. «National Review Online, Oct 14»
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Michigan 2014 governor's race now rated a 'toss up' by Roll Call
More analysts are expecting Michigan's 2014 gubernatorial election could be a toss up between Republican incumbent Rick Snyder and Democratic challenger ... «MLive.com, Jul 13»
10
North Carolina moves in CNN Electoral Map
(CNN) - CNN Monday turned the important battleground state of North Carolina from "lean Romney" to true "toss up" on its Electoral Map, following the release of ... «CNN, Aug 12»

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