throws off
Disrupts or removes
Throws off has several connected meanings, all involving separation or disruption.
To throw off a scent or pursuer is to escape detection: The suspect threw off the police by switching cars.
To throw off someone's timing or concentration is to disrupt it: The noise threw off my game.
To throw off a coat is to remove it quickly.
Something that throws off heat or light emits it.
A casual estimate throws off a number without careful calculation.
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- rattleShaking sound maker
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
- unbalanceDisturb stability or composure
disconcert · fluster · shake · jar · upset · discompose · agitate · perturb
Cause false belief
- confuseCause mental disorientation
- disorientCause mental confusion
- distractDivert someone's attention
- misdirectLead away from truth
derail · bamboozle · dupe · hoodwink · fool · trick · bluff · feint
Cast off naturally
- removeTake something away
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- tossLight, casual throw
- jettisonDeliberately discard, especially cargo
abandon · drop · get rid of · dispose · relinquish · molt · strip
unsettle
Cause unease or anxiety
- destabilizeMake unsteady or insecure
- rattleShaking sound maker
- disruptInterrupt and disorder
unbalance · disconcert · fluster · shake · jar · upset · discompose · agitate · perturb · discombobulate
deceive
Cause false belief
misdirect · derail · bamboozle · dupe · hoodwink · fool · trick · bluff · feint · lead astray
shed
Cast off naturally
jettison · abandon · drop · get rid of · dispose · relinquish · molt · strip
elude
Skillfully avoid capture
outrun · dodge · ditch · give the slip · outmaneuver · sidestep
radiate
Send forth rays
discharge · produce · generate · send out · diffuse · expel · project · disperse · issue · vent
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