toss a coin

toss a coin (third-person singular simple present tosses a coin, present participle tossing a coin, simple past and past participle tossed 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.

• flip a coin

• coin toss

• heads or tails

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