ichidan verb, transitive verb
throw off; fling off; kick off
Used for taking off clothes or shoes quickly, carelessly, or forcefully, often leaving them where they fall.
彼は家に帰るとすぐに服を脱ぎ捨てた。
He threw off his clothes as soon as he got home.
玄関
Please don't kick off your shoes at the entrance.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Metaphorical use: abandoning old ideas, habits, or identities, often with a sense of liberation.
古い考え方を脱ぎ捨てて、新しいやり方に挑戦しよう。
Let's cast off old ways of thinking and try new approaches.
彼は過去の自分を脱ぎ捨てて、別人のように生まれ変わった。
He shed his past self and was reborn as a different person.