throw somebody/something ↔ off phrasal verb ( see also ↑ throw )
1 . to take off a piece of clothing in a quick careless way:
They threw off their clothes and dived in.
2 . to get free from something that has been limiting your freedom:
In 1845, they finally threw off the yoke of foreign rule.
3 . if you throw off an illness, you get better from it:
It’s taken me ages to throw off this cold.
4 . to escape from someone or something that is chasing you:
We ran flat out for about half a mile before we could throw them off.
5 . to produce large amounts of heat or light:
The engine was throwing off so much heat that the air above it shimmered with haze.