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throw off

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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"

  2. shake, shake off, throw off, escape fromverb

    get rid of

    "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"

Wiktionary

  1. throw offverb

    To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.

  2. throw offverb

    To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.

ChatGPT

  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw off in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of throw off in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of throw off in a Sentence

  1. Jean Paul:

    Cares are often more difficult to throw off than sorrows; the latter die with time, the former grow.

  2. H. Jackson Brown Jr.:

    Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

  3. Phil Jordan:

    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.

  4. Raj Dasgupta:

    Melatonin is a natural compound released by the body, usually at night, and throwing off that balance by adding more of it to your system can cause additional sleep issues, if you decide to take it, remember it's all about the timing of the melatonin, not the amount of melatonin. The general rule of thumb is taking the melatonin two hours before your desired bedtime, because if you take it too late, it can throw off your sleep schedule.

  5. Lorne Steinberg:

    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.


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  • semer, mettre dedans, foirerFrench

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