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throw off

verb throws off · throwing off · threw off · thrown off

  1. idiomatic To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer. I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses.
  2. idiomatic To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew. The dirt in the apparatus threw off the results.
  3. transitive Of a horse, to eject its rider.
  4. To fling away. Long before the tidal wave had again grwon sufficiently high to throw off spray, the spray last thrown off would have passed beyond its reach.
  5. To expel, reject, or renounce. Silver is gotten thus, They take the Ore and dry it, then they burn it, and powder it very fine, they dilute it with Water, and throw off the light Powder that swims at Top, by decanting gently:
  6. To split off. And when what is called the black sap is descending the tree, the bark taken off is black, and loses its original color; and at this time also the bark begins to throw off a scurf , more especially young bark without much cork on it ; this outer skin having less of the proper sap or juice , and bein
  7. To give forth in an unpremeditated manner. Then when the work train comes along it will be an easy matter to throw off the required number, almost in place.
  8. To deduct from a price in order to compensate for problems. Now , wasn't it the understanding that you and Hall together were to throw off two thousand dollars from the amount, or from your interest in bid?
  9. informal, transitive To remove (clothing) haphazardly and tossing it on the floor. She threw off her coat.
  10. Australia, slang To insult or verbally abuse (someone).
  11. Synonym of bear off.

    Similar: bear off

noun throw offs

  1. alternative Alternative form of throw-off Throw off points were first introduced in England , and are used very generally at coal sidings , private sidings etc.

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verb lose a pursuer

Españollibrarse de, deshacerse de, dar esquinazo a

verb skew by introducing errors or inaccuracies

Françaismettre dedans, foirer

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@misc{throw_off_2026,
  title = {throw off},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/throw%20off},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}