PUT / THROW SB OFF THE SCENT

Meaning of PUT / THROW SB OFF THE SCENT in English

to do sth to stop sb from finding you or discovering sth

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THROW — I. ˈthrō verb ( threw ˈthrü ; or dialect throwed ˈthrōd ; or trun ˈtrən ; thrown ˈthrōn ; or …
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SCENT — I. ˈsent verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English senten, from Middle French sentir to feel, have the odor of, …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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PUT — /poot/ , v. , put, putting , adj. , n. v.t. 1. to move or place (anything) so as to …
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OFF — /awf, of/ , adv. 1. so as to be no longer supported or attached: This button is about to come …
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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 …
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PUT — I. ˈpu̇t verb ( put ; put·ting ) Etymology: Middle English putten; akin to Old English putung instigation, Middle Dutch …
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OFF — I. ˈȯf adverb Etymology: Middle English of, from Old English — more at of Date: before 12th century 1. a. …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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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 …
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PUT — noun a certain game at cards. 2. put ·noun a pit. 3. put ·impf & ·p.p. of put. 4. put …
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OFF — adv denoting opposition or negation. 2. off ·interj away; begone; a command to depart. 3. off ·adv in a …
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SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
THROW — [throw] vb threw ; thrown ; throw.ing [ME thrawen, throwen to cause to twist, throw, fr. OE thrawan to cause …
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SCENT — [scent] n [ME sent, fr. senten] (14c) 1: effluvia from a substance that affect the sense of smell: as a: …
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SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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PUT — [put] vb put ; put.ting [ME putten; akin to OE putung instigation, MD poten to plant] vt (12c) 1 a: …
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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/) …
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SCENT — / sent; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] the pleasant smell that sth …
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PUT — / pʊt; NAmE / verb ( put·ting , put , put ) [ vn ] IN PLACE / POSITION 1. …
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OFF — / ɒf; NAmE ɔːf; ɑːf/ adverb , preposition , adjective , noun , verb ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For …
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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 …
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OFF — I. off 1 S1 W1 /ɒf $ ɒːf/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . away from a …
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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
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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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
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. adv. 1 away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
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 …
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OFF — adv., prep., adj., & n. --adv. 1. away; at or to a distance (drove off; is three miles off). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
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 …
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PUT — ( puts, putting) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'put' …
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OFF — The preposition is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/. The adverb is pronounced /ɒf, AM ɔ:f/ Frequency: The word is one of …
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SCENT — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. The ~ of something is the pleasant smell that it has. Flowers are chosen for their …
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