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threw off the trail

threw off the trail is the simple past of throw off the trail.

Meaning of throw off the trail

Verb

throw off the trail (third-person singular simple present throws off the trail, present participle throwing off the trail, simple past threw off the trail, past participle thrown off the trail)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To misguide.

Questions about threw off the trail

What is threw off the trail the simple past of?
Threw off the trail is the simple past of throw off the trail.

Words near threw off the trail in the dictionary

  1. threw money away
  2. threw nickels around like manhole covers
  3. threw off
  4. threw off balance
  5. threw off on
  6. threw off the trail
  7. threw on
  8. threw one's back out
  9. threw one's cap over the windmill
  10. threw one's hat in the ring
  11. threw one's hat into the ring

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