cast off

cast off

verb

Definition of CAST OFF

transitive verb

1

: loose <cast off a hunting dog>

2

: unfasten <cast off a boat>

3

: to remove (a stitch) from a knitting needle in such a way as to prevent unraveling

intransitive verb

1

: to unfasten or untie a boat or a line

2

: to turn one's partner in a square dance and pass around the outside of the set and back

3

: to finish a knitted fabric by casting off all stitches

Examples of CAST OFF

1. <once she became rich and didn't need them anymore, she cast off all her old friends like so much junk>

First Known Use of CAST OFF

1575