tossing out
Getting rid of
Tossing out means discarding or getting rid of something: I'm tossing out these old magazines.
It can also mean expelling someone from a place: The bouncer tossed him out for fighting.
In discussion, to toss out an idea is to suggest it casually, without formal proposal: She tossed out a few names for the project.
- throwing awayDiscarding as refuse
- throw awayRemove as unwanted
- getting rid ofRemoving or discarding
- dismissSend away or reject
- discardDeliberately throw out
eliminate · eject · remove · scrap · dump · purge · veto · invalidate · jettison · expel · exclude · chuck · ostracize · casting aside · abandon · banish · negate · shun
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
tossing outkeeping
Holding in custody
saving · storing · preserving · retaining · hoarding
tossing outcollecting
Gathering items over time
gathering · acquiring · accumulating · hoarding · amassing
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