トス

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

toss; tossing

Sports term for tossing a ball, e.g., a volleyball serve toss or a tennis ball toss. Also used as a suru-verb.

• バレーボールのサーブで、トスが低ひくすぎた。

  The toss was too low on the volleyball serve.

• 彼かれはボールを高たかくトスしてから打うった。

  He tossed the ball high and then hit it.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

coin toss

Used specifically for flipping a coin, often in the compound コイントス. As a standalone word, it is less common than コイントス.

See also: コイントス

• 先せん攻こうを決きめるためにコイントスをした。

  We did a coin toss to decide who goes first.

• 審しん判ぱんがコインをトスして、試し合あい開かい始しを決きめた。

  The referee tossed a coin to decide the start of the match.