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TOSS OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drink down entirely
Example:
They popped a few beer after work
Synonyms:
belt down; bolt down; down; drink down; kill; pop; pour down; toss off
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "toss off" is one way to...):
drink; imbibe (take in liquids)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Write quickly
Example:
He scratched off a thank-you note to the hostess
Synonyms:
dash off; fling off; knock off; scratch off; toss off
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "toss off" is one way to...):
compose; indite; pen; write (produce a literary work)
Domain category:
authorship; composition; penning; writing (the act of creating written works)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he toss off his major works over a short period of time?
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