throw-off (English, noun)
expansion: throw-off (plural throw-offs)
Senses:
glosses: A start in a hunt or a race.
tags: UK
glosses: A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
glosses: A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
topics: hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
topics: accounting
business
finance
glosses: Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
glosses: A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
tags: broadly
glosses: The act of flinging or throwing something off.
glosses: Something that is flung or thrown off.
glosses: The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
glosses: Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
glosses: A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
glosses: Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
glosses: A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
Forms:
form: throw-offs
tags: plural
form: throwoff
tags: alternative
form: throw off
tags: alternative