toss away

verb

To discard; to throw away

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Meanings

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

present singular third person tosses away · participle present tossing away · participle past tossed away · past tossed away

  1. To discard; to throw away

    United appeared to be heading out of the competition in the worst possible manner as they tossed away a two-goal lead in the space of seven minutes before conceding twice in extra time.

    2025 April 17, Simon Stone, “Manchester United 5-4 Olympique Lyonnais”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

verbthrow or cast away

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Broader
get rid ofremovewaste
Also see
cast asidecast awaycast outchuck outdiscarddisposeflingput awaythrow awaythrow outtosstoss out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

toss away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20away

MLA

“toss away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toss away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toss%20away.

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