THROW OFF THE SCENT

Meaning of THROW OFF THE SCENT in English

{v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. * /The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff's men off the scent./ Syn.: THROW OFF(2).

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THROW OFF THE SCENT — {v. phr.} To mislead; confuse. * /The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff's men off the scent./ …
Slang English vocab
THROW OFF THE SCENT — v. phr. To mislead; confuse. The robbers went different ways hoping to throw the sheriff's men off the scent. Synonym: …
American Idioms English vocabulary
THROW OFF THE SCENT — сбить со следа
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THROW OFF THE SCENT — сбить со следа
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCENT — I. ˈsent verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English senten, from Middle French sentir to feel, have the odor of, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCENT — (n.) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the scent.
Английский словарь Webster
SCENT — (n.) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an …
Английский словарь Webster
SCENT — ( n. ) The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of nice scent; to divert the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCENT — ( n. ) That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCENT — — scentless , adj. — scentlessness , n. /sent/ , n. 1. a distinctive odor, esp. when agreeable: the scent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; thrown ˈthrōn ; throw·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thrawen, throwen to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCENT — I. ˈsent noun Etymology: Middle English sent, from Anglo-French sente, from sentir Date: 14th century 1. : effluvia from a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THROW — noun a stroke; a blow. 2. throw ·noun an effort; a violent sally. 3. throw ·noun a turner's lathe; a …
Webster English vocab
SCENT — vi to have a smell. 2. scent ·vi to hunt animals by means of the sense of smell. 3. scent …
Webster English vocab
OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
Webster English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCENT — [scent] n [ME sent, fr. senten] (14c) 1: effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: as a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCENT — scent BrE AmE sent (= cent, sent) ▷ scented ˈsent ɪd -əd AmE ˈsen t̬ əd ▷ scenting ˈsent ɪŋ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THROW — / θrəʊ; NAmE θroʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb ( threw / θruː; NAmE /, thrown / θrəʊn; NAmE θroʊn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCENT — / sent; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the pleasant smell that sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THROW — I. throw 1 S1 W1 /θrəʊ $ θroʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense threw /θruː/, past participle thrown /θrəʊn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCENT — I. scent 1 /sent/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] a pleasant smell that something has SYN fragrance : a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCENT — n. & v. --n. 1 a distinctive, esp. pleasant, smell (the scent of hay). 2 a a scent trail left …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THROW — v. & n. v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1 propel with some force through the air or in a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCENT — n. & v. n. 1 a distinctive, esp. pleasant, smell (the scent of hay). 2 a a scent trail left …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THROW — v. & n. --v.tr. (past threw; past part. thrown) 1. propel with some force through the air or in a …
Oxford English vocab
SCENT — n. & v. --n. 1. a distinctive, esp. pleasant, smell (the scent of hay). 2 a a scent trail left …
Oxford English vocab
OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
THROW — ( throws, throwing, threw, thrown) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCENT — ( scents, scenting, scented) 1. The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. Flowers are chosen for …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCENT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. The ~ of something is the pleasant smell that it has. Flowers are chosen for their …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THROW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a court dismisses/throws out sth (= refuses to allow or consider something ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SCENT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES heavy scent/perfume etc ▪ the heavy scent of the lilies scented/perfumed soap ▪ His …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — n. throw away throw back throw down throw in throw off throw out throw over throw up throwing away
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OFF — adj. sup off sup off or up back off blow off bring off buck off bug off bump off burn …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SCENT — noun 1 pleasant smell ADJECTIVE ▪ heady , heavy , intoxicating , pungent , rich , sharp , strong ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
THROW — INDEX: to throw something through the air 1. to throw something 2. to throw a ball in a game 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
THROW — n. 25B6; verb she threw the ball back : HURL, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, catapult, project, propel; bowl; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SCENT — n. 25B6; noun the scent of freshly cut hay : SMELL, fragrance, aroma, perfume, redolence, savour, odour; bouquet, nose. a …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THROW — v. 1 toss, cast, hurl, fling, sling, pitch, dash, propel, project, shy, bowl, send, launch, Colloq chuck He threw the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THROW — 1. сущ. 1) а) бросание, бросок б) спорт бросок (прием в различных видах борьбы) в) дальность броска; расстояние, на которое …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) (приятный) запах, аромат б) душок, запашок; специфический запах Syn : smell 2) то, что обладает запахом …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. нареч. 1) указывает на отдаление, удаление от чего-л. He had to be off. ≈ Ему нужно было уйти. to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THROW — throw.ogg 1. θrəʋ n 1. бросание; бросок at a single throw - одним ударом; сразу to have a throw at …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCENT — scent.ogg 1. sent n 1. 1> запах, аромат, благоухание the scent of flowers - аромат цветов the faint scent of …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
THROW — 1) бросание 2) бросать 3) бросить 4) бросок 5) машиностр. бросок стрелки 6) выбрасывать 7) докидывать 8) запускать 9) зашвыривать 10) колено 11) метание 12) метанный 13) метать 14) накидной 15) наметывать 16) нашвыривать 17) откидывать 18) …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
OFF — 1) второстепенный 2) выключенный 3) дальний 4) дальше отстоящий 5) незначительный 6) низкосортный 7) разъединенный 8) свободный • cast off the mooring rope — отдать причальный конец cut off a …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THROW — 1. θrəʋ n 1. бросание; бросок at a single throw - одним ударом; сразу to have a throw at smth. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCENT — 1. sent n 1. 1> запах, аромат, благоухание the scent of flowers - аромат цветов the faint scent of perfume …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OFF — 1. ɒf n 1. положение «выключено» ( у приборов, выключателей и т. п. ) to be set at off - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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