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toss

 
 
/tɒs/ noun

Definition

a toss of a coin when you throw a coin in the air and guess which side will land facing upwards as a way of deciding something
a toss of your head/hair when you move your head quickly backwards
(Definition of toss noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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