Phrase guide

toss out

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To throw away; to get rid of; to dispose of (something, especially food that has gone bad).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toss, throw out, junk, 86, bin, can, cast aside, cast off, cast away, chuck, chuck away, chuck out, discard, dispose of, ditch, dump, get rid of, jettison, pitch, scrap, shift, throw aside, throw away, trash

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

To remove or eject from a group; to kick out.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 3

To reject or refuse to consider as evidence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • The judge tossed out her testimony when it came to light that she was getting paid as a contractor by the defendant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: allow, adduce

4

verb

Meaning 4

throw or cast away

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Put away your worries

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: discard, fling, toss, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get rid of, remove

Narrower terms: unlearn, deep-six, give it the deep six, jettison, trash, junk, scrap, waste, dump, retire, abandon, sell out, sell up, liquidize, de-access, close out

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Etymology

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