toss vs dump

toss and dump both are nouns.

toss and dump both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toss	Yes	No	Yes	No
dump	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dump is a hyponym of toss; that is, dump is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than toss:

toss: throw or cast away
dump: throw away as refuse

Other hyponyms of toss include unlearn, deep-six, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, scrap, trash, waste, retire, abandon, liquidize, sell out, sell up, de-access, close out.

toss (noun)	dump (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	a place where supplies can be stored
the act of flipping a coin	(computer science) a copy of the contents of a computer storage device; sometimes used in debugging programs
an abrupt movement	a piece of land where waste materials are dumped
	a coarse term for defecation

toss (verb)	dump (verb)
agitate	knock down with force
throw or toss with a light motion	drop (stuff) in a heap or mass
throw carelessly	fall abruptly
lightly throw to see which side comes up	throw away as refuse
move or stir about violently	sell at artificially low prices
throw or cast away	sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

Difference between toss and dump

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