throw-off
Send astray intentionally
A throw-off is something discarded or rejected—a byproduct, castoff, or secondary result of some process.
In basketball, it's a jump ball that starts play.
The hyphenated form emphasizes the noun; as a phrasal verb, throw off means to shed, discard, or elude: She threw off her pursuers.
To throw someone off is to confuse or distract them: The question threw me off.
Shed outer covering
- sloughBoggy ground or cast-off skin
- exuviateShed external covering
- peelOuter fruit layer
- skinBody's outer layer
scales · fur · feathers · husk · bark · leaves · flakes · exfoliate
Cause unease or anxiety
- confuseCause mental disorientation
- bewilderCause utter confusion
- flusterAgitated confusion
- discomposeTo disturb calm
perturb · distract · disturb · unbalance · shake · unnerve · rattle · faze
Cause false belief
- misdirectLead away from truth
- feintDeceptive mock attack
- bluffCalculated false front
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
decoy · diversion · elude · dodge · evade · outmaneuver · confound · trick
molt
Shed outer covering
skin · scales · fur · feathers · husk · bark · leaves · flakes · exfoliate · deciduous
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
discompose · perturb · distract · disturb · unbalance · shake · unnerve · rattle · faze · disorient
deceive
Cause false belief
disguise · decoy · diversion · elude · dodge · evade · outmaneuver · confound · trick · deke
rid
To remove unwanted elements
- eliminateRemove completely
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
- ditchShallow excavated channel
dump · abandon · dispose · unload · scrap · purge · reject · toss · shed
emit
Release outward
exude · vent · exhale · produce · generate · emanate · disperse · diffuse · project
- drum kitsnare drum, bass drum, kick drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal
- handballhandball, team handball, goal, pass, goal area
- instrument partsneck, body, strings, guitar body, piano keys
- snare drumssnare drum, side drum, drum head, strainer, lugs
throw-offdirect approach
Unsubtle, frontal method
straight shot · frontal assault · face-to-face · direct address
off, throw, overthrow, thrown, throwing, offset, throws, offshoot, overthrown