toss up

intransitive transitive slang

(intransitive) To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice. / (intransitive) To throw something upwards. / (transitive) To produce, generate.

Japanese Meaning

偶然によって決定する（例：コインを投げる、サイコロを振るなどで決める） / 何かを上に向かって投げる / 何かを生み出す、生成する

What is this buttons?

We couldn't agree on who would present first, so we decided to toss up.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

私たちは誰が先に発表するかで意見がまとまらなかったので、コイントスで決めることにした。

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Sense（1）

(intransitive) To make a decision based on chance, for example by flipping a coin or rolling a dice.

Sense（2）

(intransitive) To throw something upwards.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To produce, generate.

Sense（4）

(transitive) To cook something quickly.

Sense（5）

(transitive) To casually mention as an idea.

Sense（6）

(slang) To vomit.

He began to vomit. Retching violently, he tossed up first the swaddled stone that he had eaten in the belief that it was Zeus, and then he vomited up Zeus's elder brothers and sisters […]

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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tosses up

（ present singular third-person ）

tossing up

（ participle present ）

tossed up

（ participle past ）

tossed up

（ past ）

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