toss out vs deep-six

deep-six vs toss out

toss out and deep-six both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
toss out	No	No	Yes	No
deep-six	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, deep-six is a hyponym of toss out; that is, deep-six is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than toss out:

toss out: throw or cast away
deep-six: toss out; get rid of

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

toss out (verb)	deep-six (verb)
throw or cast away	throw from a boat
	toss out; get rid of

Difference between toss out and deep-six

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