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1. Get rid of
   "I couldn't shake off the car that was following me";
   - shake, throw off, escape from
    
2. To remove
   - shed, cast, cast off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop, lose

Derived forms: shook off, shakes off, shaken off, shaking off

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