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View synonyms for throw off

throw off

verb

  1. to free oneself of; discard
  2. to produce or utter in a casual manner

    to throw off a witty remark

  3. to escape from or elude

    the fox rapidly threw off his pursuers

  4. to confuse or disconcert

    the interruption threw the young pianist off

  5. informal.
    intr,often foll byat to deride or ridicule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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