"toss around" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: tosses around [present, singular, third-person], tossing around [participle, present], tossed around [participle, past], tossed around [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toss around (third-person singular simple present tosses around, present participle tossing around, simple past and past participle tossed around), {{tlb|en|transitive}} (transitive)
  1. To offer for suggestion. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-toss_around-en-verb-clvXt31o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "around", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "around": 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To toss (throw) from one person to another.. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-toss_around-en-verb-95eigyqx Categories (other): &lit not valid pagename

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "tosses around",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tossing around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tossed around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tossed around",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"around\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "69 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 August 6, Mark Olson, “County fair adapts to unfair economy”, in Chaska Herald:",
          "text": "\"We’ve also tossed around increasing the gate admission from $5 to $7 or $8, but we really want to avoid impacting the fairgoer, so we’re keeping admission at $5,\" Jensen said.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To offer for suggestion."
      ],
      "id": "en-toss_around-en-verb-clvXt31o",
      "links": [
        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
          "suggestion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "&lit not valid pagename",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We tossed around the football in the park.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To toss (throw) from one person to another.."
      ],
      "id": "en-toss_around-en-verb-95eigyqx",
      "links": [
        [
          "toss",
          "toss"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "toss around"
}
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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs formed with \"around\"",
    "English transitive verbs",
    "English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tossed around",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tossed around",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "*"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    },
    {
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "transitive"
      },
      "expansion": "(transitive)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2009 August 6, Mark Olson, “County fair adapts to unfair economy”, in Chaska Herald:",
          "text": "\"We’ve also tossed around increasing the gate admission from $5 to $7 or $8, but we really want to avoid impacting the fairgoer, so we’re keeping admission at $5,\" Jensen said.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To offer for suggestion."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offer",
          "offer"
        ],
        [
          "suggestion",
          "suggestion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "&lit not valid pagename",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We tossed around the football in the park.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: To toss (throw) from one person to another.."
      ],
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          "toss",
          "toss"
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      ]
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  ],
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}

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