toss out

verb

tossed out; tossing out; tosses out

US

1

: to put (something that is no longer useful or wanted) in a trash can, garbage can, etc. : to throw (something) out

It's time to toss out those bananas.

Did you toss the newspapers out already?

2

: to refuse to accept or consider (something)

His testimony was tossed out by the judge.

3

: to mention (something) as a possible thing to be done, thought about, etc. : to suggest

She tossed out a couple of ideas for improving the company's website.

4

: to force (someone) to leave a place

They tossed him out of the bar after he started a fight.

Examples of toss out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The contentious film was self-financed in 1980 by Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, who after fighting with Brass and screenwriter Gore Vidal, wrested control of the project and tossed out the script. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026

Every songwriter has a trunk, and the trunk is full of songs that got tossed out of the show or were passed over when they were submitted or may have just not been finished. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Comey has denied any wrongdoing in that case and is seeking to have the indictment tossed out by a judge. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

The map was approved in a ballot referendum in April but in May the Virginia Supreme Court tossed out the new map, dealing a blow to state Democrats. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for toss out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout