Question

Rosa Parks was thrown off the Montgomery bus for refusing to give up her seat to a white passenger. Which definition fits the phrase thrown off in the above sentence most appropriately ?

• A. To make something move through the air
• B. To push something out of your hand
• C. To catch hold of someone
• D. To make someone fall down suddenly to travel north south.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. To make someone fall down suddenly to travel north south.

The word thrown off means :- to get rid of ( eliminate, discard)