Throw vs. Toss

Throwverb

(transitive) To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.

Throwverb

(transitive) To eject or cause to fall off.

Throwverb

(transitive) To move to another position or condition; to displace.

Throwverb

(ceramics) To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.

Throwverb

to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.

Throwverb

To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.

Throwverb

(sports) To intentionally lose a game.

Throwverb

To confuse or mislead.

Throwverb

(figuratively) To send desperately.

Throwverb

(transitive) To imprison.

Throwverb

To organize an event, especially a party.

Throwverb

(ambitransitive) To roll (a die or dice).

Throwverb

(transitive) To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.

Throwverb

To discard.

Throwverb

(martial arts) To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.

Throwverb

To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.

Throwverb

(transitive) To show sudden emotion, especially anger.

Throwverb

(transitive) To project or send forth.

Throwverb

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Throwverb

To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throwverb

To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).

Throwverb

(transitive) To install (a bridge).

Throwverb

To twist or turn.

Throwverb

To give birth to.

Thrownoun

The flight of a thrown object.

Thrownoun

The act of throwing something.

Thrownoun

One's ability to throw.

Thrownoun

A distance travelled; displacement.

Thrownoun

A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.

Thrownoun

A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.

Thrownoun

Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.

Thrownoun

(veterinary) The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.

Thrownoun

(obsolete) A moment, time, occasion.

Thrownoun

(obsolete) A period of time; a while.

Thrownoun

Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe.

Thrownoun

Time; while; space of time; moment; trice.

Thrownoun

The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling from the hand or an engine; a cast.

Thrownoun

A stroke; a blow.

Thrownoun

The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a stone's throw.

Thrownoun

A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast; as, a good throw.

Thrownoun

An effort; a violent sally.

Thrownoun

The extreme movement given to a sliding or vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric, or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke of the piston.

Thrownoun

A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d Jigger, 2 (a).

Thrownoun

A turner's lathe; a throwe.

Thrownoun

The amount of vertical displacement produced by a fault; - according to the direction it is designated as an upthrow, or a downthrow.

Throwverb

To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of the arm, to throw a ball; - distinguished from to toss, or to bowl.

Throwverb

To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as, to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish flames.

Throwverb

To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be thrown upon a rock.

Throwverb

To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw a detachment of his army across the river.

Throwverb

To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws his antagonist.

Throwverb

To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.

Throwverb

To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.

Throwverb

To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.

Throwverb

To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine, or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.

Throwverb

To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.

Throwverb

To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; - said especially of rabbits.

Throwverb

To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; - sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.

Throwverb

To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast; specifically, to cast dice.

Thrownoun

the act of throwing (propelling something through the air with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist);

Thrownoun

a single chance or instance;

Thrownoun

the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

Thrownoun

the distance that something can be thrown;

Thrownoun

bedclothes consisting of a lightweight cloth covering (an afghan or bedspread) that is casually thrown over something

Thrownoun

the throwing of an object in order to determine an outcome randomly;

Throwverb

project through the air;

Throwverb

move violently, energetically, or carelessly;

Throwverb

get rid of;

Throwverb

place or put with great energy;

Throwverb

convey or communicate; of a smile, a look, a physical gesture;

Throwverb

cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;

Throwverb

put or send forth;

Throwverb

to put into a state or activity hastily, suddenly, or carelessly;

Throwverb

cause to be confused emotionally

Throwverb

utter with force; utter vehemently;

Throwverb

organize or be responsible for;

Throwverb

make on a potter's wheel;

Throwverb

cause to fall off;

Throwverb

throw (a die) out onto a flat surface;

Throwverb

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly;

Tossnoun

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

Tossnoun

The toss of a coin before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

Tossnoun

A haughty throwing up of the head.

Tossnoun

(British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.

Tossnoun

(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

Tossnoun

A measure of sprats.

Tossverb

To throw with an initial upward direction.

Tossverb

To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

Tossverb

To agitate; to make restless.

Tossverb

To subject to trials; to harass.

Tossverb

To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.

Tossverb

(informal) To discard: to toss out

Tossverb

To stir or mix (a salad).

Tossverb

(British slang) To masturbate

Tossverb

To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.

Tossverb

(intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

Tossverb

(intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

Tossverb

(obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.

Tossverb

(rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.

Tossverb

(British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.

Tossverb

To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.

Tossverb

To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head.

Tossverb

To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm.

Tossverb

To agitate; to make restless.

Tossverb

Hence, to try; to harass.

Tossverb

To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar.

Tossverb

To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.

Tossverb

To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.

Tossnoun

A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.

Tossnoun

A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.

Tossnoun

the act of flipping a coin

Tossnoun

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;

Tossnoun

an abrupt movement;

Tossverb

throw or toss with a light motion;

Tossverb

lightly throw to see which side comes up;

Tossverb

throw carelessly;

Tossverb

move or stir about violently;

Tossverb

throw or cast away;

Tossverb

agitate;