Definition of "throw-off" in English

noun

1. (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.

2. A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.

3. A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.

4. (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.

5. (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).

6. (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.

7. The act of flinging or throwing something off.

8. Something that is flung or thrown off.

9. The deflection of a projectile at an angle.

10. Something that has been discarded; a castoff.

11. A red herring; something intended to throw people off.

12. Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.

13. A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.