cast off
get rid of; something that has been gotten rid of
cast off
Verb
1. get rid of; "he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"
(synonym) shed, cast, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough
2. make the last row of stitches when knitting
(antonym) cast on
(hypernym) sew, run up, sew together, stitch
(classification) handicraft
cast-off
Adjective
1. thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
(synonym) cast-off(a), discarded, throwaway(a), thrown-away(a)
(similar) unwanted
2. disposed of as useless; "waste paper"
(synonym) cast-off(a), discarded, junked, scrap(a), waste
(similar) useless
Cast-off
(a.)
Cast or laid aside; as, cast-off clothes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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cast off
Synonyms and related words:
abandon, abandoned, abrupt, abstract, adrift, afloat, alienate, aweigh, break ground, cast, cast aside, cast away, cast loose, cast out, castaway, cat the anchor, chuck, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, deep-six, delete, depart, deport, derelict, detach, disarticulate, discard, discarded, disconnect, disengage, disjoin, disjoint, disowned, dispel, dispose of, dissociate, disunite, ditch, divide, divorce, do away with, doff, douse, drop, drop the mooring, dump, eighty-six, eject, elide, eliminate, eradicate, estrange, exile, expatriate, expel, exterminate, fling off, forsaken, free, get quit of, get rid of, get shut of, give away, isolate, jettison, jilt, leave, liberate, liquidate, loose, loose for sea, loosen, outcast, outlaw, outside the gates, outside the pale, part, part with, pick out, pull away, pull back, pull out, purge, put off, reject, rejected, release, remove, root out, root up, segregate, separate, sequester, set apart, set aside, shake off, shoo, shut off, slip out of, slough, split, stand aloof, stand apart, stand aside, started, step aside, step out of, strike off, strike out, subtract, take off, throw away, throw off, throw out, throw over, throw overboard, toss overboard, unanchored, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, uncouple, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmoor, unmoored, unstick, unstrap, untie, untied, unwrap, unyoke, up-anchor, weed out, weigh anchor, withdraw,
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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