"throw for a loop" meaning in All languages combined

See throw for a loop on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: throws for a loop [present, singular, third-person], throwing for a loop [participle, present], threw for a loop [past], thrown for a loop [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|throw<,,threw,thrown> for a loop}} throw for a loop (third-person singular simple present throws for a loop, present participle throwing for a loop, simple past threw for a loop, past participle thrown for a loop)
  1. Synonym of knock for a loop. Synonyms: knock for a loop [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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