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Definitions for throw off
throw off
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word throw off.
Princeton's WordNet
shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, dropverb
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
shake, shake off, throw off, escape fromverb
get rid of
"I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
Wiktionary
throw offverb
To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
throw offverb
To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
ChatGPT
throw off
To throw off generally means to get rid of or eliminate something that is no longer needed or wanted. It can also mean to emit or give off something, such as heat or a scent. Additionally, the term can refer to the act of confusing or misleading someone or something. This term can be used in various contexts and its meaning may slightly change based on the situation.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of throw off in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of throw off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of throw off in a Sentence
Cares are often more difficult to throw off than sorrows; the latter die with time, the former grow.
If there is anyone who felt it was OK to touch, that's not someone we have inside our four walls, you do so much work, putting in everything —' How is the silverware laid out ?' ' What's the lighting ?' — and it takes one table of drunk knuckleheads to throw off the whole thing. So you have to comb your clients and you have to teach them as much as anyone else.
We grow with years more fragile in body, but morally stutter, and can throw off the chill of a bad conscience almost at once.
There are a number of big REITs that own good juicy portfolios of properties that throw off cash flows, there is also enough scale there that you could see potentially a large deal.
One of the most intelligent traffickers has been Chapo, his son is not the brightest star on the Christmas tree. The best recorded intelligence on the son is that he doesn't have his father's intelligence. But I caution this could be a diversion to throw off authorities.
Translations for throw off
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- semer, mettre dedans, foirerFrench
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