toss a coin

verb

To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

“We will toss a coin to see which team goes first.”

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flip a coin
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Meanings

verbtoss a coin (third-person singular simple present tosses a coin, present participle tossing a coin, simple past and past participle tossed a coin)

present singular third person tosses a coin · participle present tossing a coin · participle past tossed a coin · past tossed a coin

  1. To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

    We will toss a coin to see which team goes first.

    Synonyms: flip a coin

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

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flip a coin

Translations

Arabic قَذَفَ العُمْلَةَ, رَمَى بِالعُمْلَةِ
  • قَذَفَ العُمْلَةَ (qaḏafa al-ʕumlata)to flick a coin for making a decision
  • رَمَى بِالعُمْلَةِ (ramā bi-l-ʕumlati)to flick a coin for making a decision
  • قَذَفَ النُقُودَ (qaḏafa al-nuqūda)to flick a coin for making a decision
  • رَمَى بِالنُقُودِ (ramā bi-l-nuqūdi)to flick a coin for making a decision
Finnish heittää kolikkoa
  • heittää kolikkoato flick a coin for making a decision
German eine Münze werfen
  • eine Münze werfento flick a coin for making a decision
Icelandic kasta peningi, kasta pening
  • kasta peningito flick a coin for making a decision
  • kasta peningto flick a coin for making a decision
  • kasta upp peningito flick a coin for making a decision
  • kasta upp peningto flick a coin for making a decision
Italian lanciare una moneta
  • lanciare una monetato flick a coin for making a decision
Persian سکه افکندن
  • سکه افکندنto flick a coin for making a decision
Polish rzucić monetą, rzucać monetą
  • rzucić monetąto flick a coin for making a decision
  • rzucać monetąto flick a coin for making a decision
Russian подбро́сить моне́ту, подбра́сывать моне́ту
  • подбро́сить моне́ту (podbrósitʹ monétu)to flick a coin for making a decision
  • подбра́сывать моне́ту (podbrásyvatʹ monétu)to flick a coin for making a decision
Spanish lanzar una moneda
  • lanzar una monedato flick a coin for making a decision
Swedish singla slant
  • singla slantto flick a coin for making a decision
Turkish yazı tura atmak
  • yazı tura atmakto flick a coin for making a decision
Cite this entry
APA

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Chicago

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