shake off

1. Get rid of (synset 202077473)
   "I couldn't shake the car that was following me"
   is a type of: break loose, escape, get away - run away from confinement
   same as: escape from, shake, throw off
2. Get rid of (synset 201516062)
   "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
   is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
   subtypes:

   • 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
   same as: cast, cast off, drop, shed, throw, throw away, throw off

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