"toss out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tosses out [present, singular, third-person], tossing out [participle, present], tossed out [participle, past], tossed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} toss out (third-person singular simple present tosses out, present participle tossing out, simple past and past participle tossed out)
  1. (transitive, informal) To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad). Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-toss_out-en-verb-Ig-OjwLE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 37 36 27
  2. (transitive, informal) To remove or eject from a group; to kick out. Tags: informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-toss_out-en-verb--xPwwLng Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 37 36 27
  3. (transitive) To reject or refuse to consider as evidence. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-toss_out-en-verb-kX7CiWFM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 37 36 27

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for toss out meaning in English (2.8kB)

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