The difference between Jettison and Toss

When used as nouns, jettison means collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon, whereas toss means a throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

When used as verbs, jettison means to eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load, whereas toss means to throw with an initial upward direction.


check bellow for the other definitions of Jettison and Toss

  1. Jettison as a noun (uncountable):

    Collectively, items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon.

  2. Jettison as a noun (countable):

    The action of jettisoning items.

  1. Jettison as a verb:

    To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load.

    Examples:

    "The ballooners had to jettison all of their sand bags to make it over the final hill."

    "The jettisoning of fuel tanks''."

  2. Jettison as a verb:

    To let go or get rid of as being useless or defective; discard.

  1. Toss as a noun:

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

  2. Toss as a noun (cricket, football):

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

  3. Toss as a noun:

    A haughty throwing up of the head.

  4. Toss as a noun (British slang):

    A jot, in the phrase 'give a toss'.

    Examples:

    "I couldn't give a toss about her."

  5. Toss as a noun (British slang):

    A state of agitation; commotion.

  6. Toss as a noun ([[w:Billingsgate Fish Market, Billingsgate Fish Market]], _, slang):

    A measure of sprats.

  1. Toss as a verb:

    To throw with an initial upward direction.

    Examples:

    "Toss it over here!"

  2. Toss as a verb:

    To lift with a sudden or violent motion.

    Examples:

    "to toss the head"

  3. Toss as a verb:

    To agitate; to make restless.

  4. Toss as a verb:

    To subject to trials; to harass.

  5. Toss as a verb:

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

    Examples:

    "I'll toss you for it."

  6. Toss as a verb (informal):

    To discard: to toss out

    Examples:

    "I don't need it any more; you can just toss it."

  7. Toss as a verb:

    To stir or mix (a salad).

    Examples:

    "to toss a salad; a tossed salad."

  8. Toss as a verb (British slang):

    To masturbate

  9. Toss as a verb (transitive, informal):

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

    Examples:

    "Someone tossed just his living room and bedroom." / "They probably found what they were looking for."

  10. Toss as a verb (intransitive):

    To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion.

    Examples:

    "tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep"

  11. Toss as a verb (intransitive):

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  12. Toss as a verb (obsolete):

    To keep in play; to tumble over.

    Examples:

    "to spend four years in tossing the rules of grammar"

    "rfquotek Ascham"

  13. Toss as a verb (rowing):

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

  14. Toss as a verb (British slang):

    To drink in large draughts; to gulp.