toss-up question

toss-up question
During a classroom quiz or game show, a question posed to two opponents where both are able to answer by signaling, and depending on the rules, the one that responds with a correct answer gets either control of the game or to advance to a subsequent round.

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  • toss — v. & n. v. 1 tr. throw up (a ball etc.) esp. with the hand. 2 tr. & intr. roll about, throw, or be thrown, restlessly or from side to side (the ship tossed on the ocean; was tossing and turning all night; tossed her head angrily). 3 tr. (usu.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • toss — I UK [tɒs] / US [tɔs] verb Word forms toss : present tense I/you/we/they toss he/she/it tosses present participle tossing past tense tossed past participle tossed ** 1) a) [transitive] to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly careless …   English dictionary

  • toss — toss1 [ tɔs ] verb ** ▸ 1 throw something carelessly ▸ 2 get rid of something ▸ 3 move something up and down ▸ 4 cover something in liquid ▸ 5 throw coin into air ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to throw something somewhere gently or in a slightly… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • toss up — Synonyms and related words: blind bargain, borderline case, chance, chance at odds, contingency, double contingency, even break, even chance, fair shake, fifty fifty, gamble, gambling chance, guess, half a chance, matter of chance, odds, open… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • toss off — 1) drink rapidly He tossed off a couple of drinks before he went home for the evening. 2) make or say easily without trying or thinking hard He was able to toss off the answer to the question easily when the teacher asked him …   Idioms and examples

  • That's the Question — Infobox Television show name = That s the Question caption = format = Game Show picture format = runtime = 30 min. (inc. adverts) creator = starring = flagicon|USA: Bob Goen flagicon|UK: Sarah Cawood channel = flagicon|USA: GSN flagicon|UK:… …   Wikipedia

  • To toss for — Toss Toss, v. i. 1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling. [1913 Webster] To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enrages our pain. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • To toss up — Toss Toss, v. i. 1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write; to fling. [1913 Webster] To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets and enrages our pain. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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