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

Advertisement The guests tossed out the names of Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, and others. —Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 20 May 2026

Some absentee and overseas military votes that already have been cast for Congress would be tossed out. —ABC News, 19 May 2026

In 2022, however, the Georgia Supreme Court tossed out the murder verdict (PDF), saying that prosecutors had introduced needlessly inflammatory and prejudicial material about Harris’ personal life at his trial. —Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2026

So far, federal judges have tossed out half a dozen of the Justice Department’s attempts to get unredacted state voter rolls. —Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 7 May 2026

Rhymes for toss out

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