toss vs motion

toss and motion both are nouns.

toss and motion both are verbs.

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

As nouns, motion is a hypernym of toss; that is, motion is a word with a broader meaning than toss:

toss: an abrupt movement
motion: a change of position that does not entail a change of location

Other hypernyms of toss include motility, move, movement.

toss (noun)	motion (noun)
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team	a change of position that does not entail a change of location
the act of flipping a coin	the act of changing location from one place to another
an abrupt movement	the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
	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

toss (verb)	motion (verb)
agitate	show, express or direct through movement
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

Difference between toss and motion

Words related to "motion"

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