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/θroʊ ɔf/ · throw off
verb
- To confuse; especially, to lose a pursuer. I never saw her without glasses before, so it threw me off when she got contact lenses.
- To introduce errors or inaccuracies; to skew. The dirt in the apparatus threw off the results.
- Of a horse, to eject its rider. The horse threw off its rider during the competition.
Did you know? The phrase 'throw off' has been used in various contexts, including sports, where a horse throwing off its rider can result in a disqualification.