tossed (down or off)

verb

past tense of toss (down or off)
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form tossed off the last of the medicine

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed (down or off)
  1. sipped
  2. gulped
  3. drank
  4. knocked back
Verb
  • And in lieu of warm apple cider, sweet coconut water is sipped beachside straight from a coco.
    — Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours.
    — ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped
Verb
  • Study participants who drank warm water were also able to pass gas significantly earlier than those who did not.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Another study included 85 participants with type 2 diabetes who drank a single dose of fresh pomegranate juice after 12 hours of fasting.
    — Suchandrima Bhowmik, HEALTH, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • Ervine and Raza shared a 98-run stand off 104 balls that gave the home team glimmer of hope before Ellis knocked back the off stump of Evans in the 31st over and also accounted for the wickets of two tail-enders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This comes after a first bid of €46 million was knocked back once talks with Real Madrid broke down and Rodri agreed to join the Catalans.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked back
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“Tossed (down or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed%20%28down%20or%20off%29. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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