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| chuck1 |
to throw or toss. [2/5 definitions] |
| dash |
to throw or toss with great force so as to break. [1/8 definitions] |
| flip1 |
to toss with a quick, sharp movement. [1/6 definitions] |
| hopscotch |
a children's game in which players toss a stone onto a pattern of numbered squares drawn on the ground. The players then hop or jump from square to square, picking up the stone as they move. |
| horseshoe |
(plural but used with a singular verb) a game in which players toss horseshoes at a stake some distance away. [1/2 definitions] |
| pitch1 |
to throw or toss. [1/11 definitions] |
| scatter |
to toss here and there. [1/3 definitions] |
| toss |
When you toss something, you throw it without really caring where it lands or where it goes. [6/7 definitions] |
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