Toss vs. Fling — What's the Difference?

To throw lightly or casually or with a sudden jerk

Throw or hurl forcefully

To throw or propel upward

A short period of enjoyment or wild behaviour

To throw or propel to the ground

Short for Highland fling

To cause to move from side to side or up and down

To throw with violence

To move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion.

To put or send suddenly or unexpectedly

To mix (food) lightly so as to cover with dressing or sauce

To engage (oneself) in an activity with abandon and energy.

To discuss informally; bandy

To cast aside; discard

To flip (coins) in order to decide an issue.

To move quickly, violently, or impulsively

To flip coins with

The act of flinging.

To put in a given position, condition, or situation

A brief period of indulging one's impulses.

To throw away; discard

(Informal) A usually brief attempt or effort

To disqualify or eject

A brief, casual sexual or romantic relationship.

To be thrown here and there; be flung to and fro or up and down

An act of throwing, often violently.

To move about restlessly; twist and turn

An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.

To flip a coin to decide an issue.

An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.

The act of tossing something

A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.

The distance that something is or can be tossed.

(figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").

An abrupt upward movement, as of the head.

(obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.

A flipping of a coin to decide an issue

A lively Scottish country dance.

A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

(obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.

The coin toss before a cricket match in order to decide who bats first, or before a football match in order to decide the direction of play.

To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.

A haughty throwing up of the head.

(transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.

(British slang) A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.

To throw; to wince; to flounce.

(British slang) A state of agitation; commotion.

To utter abusive language; to sneer.

Concern or consideration.

To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.

A measure of sprats.

To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.

To throw with an initial upward direction.

To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.

To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.

To agitate; to make restless.

To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.

To subject to trials; to harass.

To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.

To flip a coin, to decide a point of contention.

A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.

To discard; to throw away.

A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.

To stir or mix (a salad).

A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.

(British slang) To masturbate

A trifing matter; an object of contempt.

To search (a room or a cell), sometimes leaving visible disorder, as for valuables or evidence of a crime.

A short period during which one indulges one's wishes, whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.

(intransitive) To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

A love affair.

(intransitive) To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean, or as a ship in heavy seas.

A casual or brief attempt to accomplish something.

(obsolete) To keep in play; to tumble over.

A period during which one tries a new activity; as, he took a fling at playing tennis.

(rowing) To peak (the oars), to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.

A usually brief attempt;

(British slang) To drink in large draughts; to gulp.

A brief indulgence of your impulses

To vomit.

The act of flinging

To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a ball.

Throw with force or recklessness;

To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as, to toss the head.

Move in an abrupt or headlong manner;

To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves in a storm.

Indulge oneself;

To agitate; to make restless.

Throw or cast away;

Hence, to try; to harass.

To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar.

To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling.

To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.

A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as, the toss of a ball.

A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising the head with a jerk.

The act of flipping a coin

(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;

An abrupt movement;

Throw or toss with a light motion;

Lightly throw to see which side comes up;

Throw carelessly;

Move or stir about violently;

Throw or cast away;

Agitate;