shake off

Synonyms:

escape from, shake, throw off

Type of:

break loose, escape, get away

run away from confinement

Synonyms:

cast, cast off, drop, shed, throw, throw away, throw off

Types:

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exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough

cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers

abscise

shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue

exfoliate

cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters

autotomise, autotomize

cause a body part to undergo autotomy

desquamate, peel off

peel off in scales

Type of:

remove, take, take away, withdraw

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract