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toss off

verb

1. drink down entirely

- He downed three martinis before dinner

- She killed a bottle of brandy that night

- They popped a few beer after work

• Syn:

• Hypernyms: ↑drink, ↑imbibe

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

2. write quickly

- She dashed off a note to her husband saying she would not be home for supper

- He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess

• Hypernyms: ↑write, ↑compose, ↑pen, ↑indite

• Verb Frames:

- Somebody ——s something

- Did he toss off his major works over a short period of time?

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toss off [phrasal verb]

1 toss (something) off or toss off (something) informal

1 a : to produce (something) quickly and without much effort

He tossed off a few lines of poetry.

1 b : to drink (something) quickly

He tossed off a shot of whiskey.

2 toss (someone) off Brit, informal + impolite : ↑masturbate

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Main Entry: ↑toss

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ˌtoss ˈoff | ˌtoss sb/yourself ˈoff derived

(BrE, taboo, slang) to give yourself sexual pleasure by rubbing your sex organs; to give sb sexual pleasure by rubbing their sex organs

Syn: ↑masturbate

Main entry: ↑toss_derived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.