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Verb: throw off  `throw'óf
  1. Get rid of
    "he throw off his image as a pushy boss"
    - shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw away, drop, lose
     
  2. Get rid of
    "I couldn't throw off the car that was following me"
    - shake, shake off, escape from

Derived forms: throwing off, thrown off, threw off, throws off

Type of: break loose, escape, get away, remove, take, take away, withdraw

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