throw off the trail

verb

To misguide.

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Meanings

verbthrow 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)

present singular third person throws off the trail · participle present throwing off the trail · past threw off the trail · participle past thrown off the trail

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo misguide.

Translations

Catalan despistar
  • despistarTo misguide
Russian сбить со сле́да
  • сбить со сле́да (sbitʹ so sléda)To misguide
Welsh taflu oddi ar y trywydd
  • taflu oddi ar y trywyddTo misguide
Cite this entry
APA

throw off the trail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20off%20the%20trail

MLA

“throw off the trail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20off%20the%20trail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw off the trail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20off%20the%20trail.

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