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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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Then, when you return, a grand throw-off, and the little home pleasanter by the contrast.

The 'throw-off' was at one o'clock, and the gallop lasted more than two hours and a half, so that the fox had a very long run.

Fortunate for the falconer that it is so, as he can choose his own moment for the throw-off.

A travelling band with throw-off carriage will speedily distribute a heavy load of grain.

Throw-off carriages differ in certain details, but the principle is the same.

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