| shake off | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. escape from, shake, shake off, throw off | get rid of.; "I couldn't shake the car that was following me" |
| ~ escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement.; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" |
| v. (contact) | 2. cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off | get rid of.; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes" |
| ~ exuviate, molt, moult, slough, shed | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers.; "our dog sheds every Spring" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ 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. |
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