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

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

Both actors had some of their legal claims tossed out by the judge in recent months. —Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026

Liman tossed out both suits last year. —Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 4 May 2026

While the Allen and Morens prosecutions move forward, the factual and legal defects in the SPLC and Comey indictments suggest that both defendants will likely succeed in any effort to get their cases tossed out of court. —Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic, 3 May 2026

Rhymes for toss out

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