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THROW OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get rid of
Example:
shed your clothes
Synonyms:
cast; cast off; drop; shake off; shed; throw; throw away; throw off
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "throw off" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "throw off"):
exuviate; molt; moult; shed; slough (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)
abscise (shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue)
exfoliate (cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters)
autotomise; autotomize (cause a body part to undergo autotomy)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Get rid of
Example:
I couldn't shake the car that was following me
Synonyms:
escape from; shake; shake off; throw off
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "throw off" is one way to...):
break loose; escape; get away (run away from confinement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
