cast-off
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- unwanted, discarded, rejected, scrapped, surplus to requirements, unneeded, useless
[noun]
Synonyms:
- reject, discard, failure, outcast, second

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cast off phrasal verb (see also cast)

1. to untie the rope that fastens your boat to the shore so that you can sail away

2. cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to remove or get rid of something or someone that you no longer want or need:
His family had cast him off without a penny.

3. to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle to make an edge that will not come undone
cast something ↔ off
Cast off four stitches.

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ˈcast-off adjective [only before noun]
cast-off clothes or other goods are not wanted or have been thrown away

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cast off
cast off (something)
to get rid of something.
Shirts and ties were being cast off in favor of informal clothes for business.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cast off (= to unfasten the ropes holding a ship)

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cast off something
cast off (something)
to get rid of something.
Shirts and ties were being cast off in favor of informal clothes for business.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of cast off (= to unfasten the ropes holding a ship)

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cast off
v.
1a. or cast loose To unfasten; untie; let loose (as a rope holding a boat).
The captain of the boat cast off the line and we were soon out in open water.
1b. To untie a rope holding a boat or something suggesting a boat.
We cast off and set sail at 6 A.M.
2. To knit the last row of stitches.
When she had knitted the twentieth row of stitches she cast off.
3. To say that you do not know (someone) any more; not accept as a relative or friend.
Mr. Jones cast off his daughter when she married against his wishes.

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