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throw off the trail

throw off the trail verb: to misguide.

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.

Forms of throw off the trail

third-person singular presentthrows off the trail
present participlethrowing off the trail
pastthrew off the trail
past participlethrown off the trail

Questions about throw off the trail

What does throw off the trail mean?
Throw off the trail means to misguide.
What part of speech is throw off the trail?
Throw off the trail is a verb.
What is the past tense of throw off the trail?
The past tense of throw off the trail is threw off the trail.

Words near throw off the trail in the dictionary

  1. throw nickels around like manhole covers
  2. throw of the dice
  3. throw off
  4. throw off balance
  5. throw off on
  6. throw off the trail
  7. throw on
  8. throw one's cap over the windmill
  9. throw one's hat in the ring
  10. throw one's hat into the ring
  11. throw one's hat over the fence

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