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motion vs toss

toss vs motion

motion and toss both are nouns.

motion and toss both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
motion Yes No Yes No
toss Yes No Yes No
As nouns, toss is a hyponym of motion; that is, toss is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motion:
  • motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location
  • toss: an abrupt movement
Other hyponyms of motion include abduction, adduction, agitation, body English, circumduction, disturbance, fetal movement, foetal movement, dart, flit, gesture, headshake, headshaking, inclination, inclining, eversion, everting, inversion, inversion, upending, jerk, jerking, jolt, saccade, kick, kicking, kneel, kneeling, lurch, pitch, pitching, eye movement, opening, prostration, reach, reaching, stretch, reciprocation, reclining, retraction, retroflection, retroflexion, rotary motion, rotation, closing, shutting, sitting, posing, sitting, snap, squat, squatting, sweep, quiver, quivering, vibration, wave, flicker, flutter, waver, standing, span, straddle, stroke, squirm, wiggle, wriggle, eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics, eurythmy.
motion (noun) toss (noun)
a change of position that does not entail a change of location (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
the act of changing location from one place to another the act of flipping a coin
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals an abrupt movement
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object
a state of change
motion (verb) toss (verb)
show, express or direct through movement agitate
throw or toss with a light motion
throw carelessly
lightly throw to see which side comes up
move or stir about violently
throw or cast away
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