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throw off

throw off


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. stymie pursuer: to make a pursuer lose something such as a scent or a trail

2. make somebody flustered: to confuse or unsettle somebody by doing something unexpected

3. give off something: to emit a substance into the air

4. free yourself from something: to get rid of something troublesome or oppressive

5. take clothes off hastily: to remove an item of clothing in a hurried or careless way

6. say something in offhand way: to say or write something in a casual manner

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