toss a salad

toss a salad
toss a salad
to mix various salad ingredients together. •

The chef tossed the salad.

I tossed the salad just before my guests arrived.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • toss — 01. Paco was [tossing] the ball in the air for his dog to catch in its mouth. 02. The frustrated student crumpled his test paper into a ball, and [tossed] it into the waste basket. 03. The small plane was being [tossed] about in the sky by strong …   Grammatical examples in English

  • salad */*/ — UK [ˈsæləd] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms salad : singular salad plural salads 1) a food containing a mixture of raw vegetables such as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, usually served with a salad dressing a pasta salad toss a… …   English dictionary

  • salad — sal|ad [ sæləd ] noun count or uncount ** 1. ) a food containing a mixture of raw vegetables such as LETTUCE, tomatoes, and CUCUMBERS, usually served with a SALAD DRESSING: a pasta salad toss a salad (=mix it together with a salad dressing):… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • toss — I UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs] verb Word forms toss : present tense I/you/we/they toss he/she/it tosses present participle tossing past tense tossed past participle tossed ** 1) a) [transitive] to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless …   English dictionary

  • toss — toss1 [ tɔs ] verb ** ▸ 1 throw something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of something ▸ 3 move something up and down ▸ 4 cover something in liquid ▸ 5 throw coin into air ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • toss — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to fling or heave continuously about, to and fro, or up and down < a ship tossed by waves > b. bandy 2 c. to mix lightly until well coated with a dressing or until the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • salad — sal|ad [ˈsæləd] n [U and C] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: salade, from Old Provençal salada, from salar to add salt to , from sal salt ] 1.) a mixture of raw vegetables, especially ↑lettuce, ↑cucumber, and tomato ▪ Would you like some… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • salad — noun (C, U) 1 a mixture of raw vegetables, especially lettuce, cucumber, and tomato: a cheese salad | Would you like some salad with your pasta? | a salad bowl | toss a salad (=mix it all together, usually with a dressing) 2 raw or cooked food… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • toss — [tɒs] verb I 1) [T] to throw something somewhere gently or in a careless way Brendon tossed the ball into the air.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to throw a coin into the air in order to make a decision based on which side the coin falls on 3) [T] to mix food… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • toss — verb 1) he tossed the ball over the fence Syn: throw, hurl, fling, sling, cast, pitch, lob, project; informal heave, chuck 2) he tossed a coin and it landed heads Syn: flip, flick 3 …   Thesaurus of popular words

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