Entry Word: toss

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions <the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas> — see rock 1
2 to make jerky or restless movements <tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat> — see fidget
3 to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm <toss that football over here> — see throw