Definition of cast-off
:thrown away or aside
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First Known Use of cast-off
1613
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 in a Sentence
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
CAST-OFF Defined for English Language Learners
CAST-OFF Defined for Kids
castoff
noun
cast·off
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ˈkast-ˌȯf
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Definition of castoff for Students
:a person or thing that has been thrown aside or rejected
cast-off
adjective
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ˈkast-ˌȯf
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Definition of cast-off for Students
:thrown away or aside
- She wore cast-off clothes.
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