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

Drummond had earlier backed Glossip's bid to toss out his conviction and grant him a new trial because of errors committed during his first trial. — CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

The range cap has all but been tossed out, and the fatwa is in play. — Khosro Isfahani, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Before Riff’s ruling on Monday, Tyler’s lead lawyer, David Long-Daniels, argued that the court had no reason to revisit Young’s ruling tossing out the claims from the other three states. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2026

The case was tossed out in September based on a legal technicality. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for toss out

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