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Uncommonthrow off
The correct spelling is throw off.
How to pronounce throw off
verb
Say it like: Thr-ow -off
The correct spelling is throw off. To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer. For example: "I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses."
Usage Examples
“I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses.”
“The dirt in the apparatus threw off the results.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer.
- 2.To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew.
- 3.Of a horse, to eject its rider.
- 4.To expel, reject, or renounce.
- 5.To give forth in an unpremeditated manner.
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