throw off vs take away

take away vs throw off

throw off and take away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
throw off	No	No	Yes	No
take away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take away is a hypernym of throw off; that is, take away is a word with a broader meaning than throw off:

throw off: to remove
take away: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

Other hypernyms of throw off include remove, take, withdraw.

throw off (verb)	take away (verb)
to remove	take out or remove
get rid of	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
	get rid of something abstract
	take away a part from; diminish
	buy and consume food from a restaurant or establishment that sells prepared food
	remove from a certain place, environment, or mental or emotional state; transport into a new location or state
	take from a person or place

Difference between throw off and take away

Words related to "take away"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.