toss a coin

toss a coin

English

Verb

toss a coin

1. To flick a coin into the air, making it spin, in order to use the resultant upturned side (“heads or tails”) for making a decision.

   We will toss a coin to see which team goes first.

Related terms

• coin toss

Translations

to flick a coin for making a decision

German: eine Münze werfen

Italian: lanciare una moneta

See also

• heads or tails

Anagrams

• iconostas