cast-off

adjective

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\ ˈkast-ˌȯf

Definition of cast-off

(Entry 1 of 2)

: thrown away or aside

cast off

verb

cast off; casting off; casts off

Definition of cast off (Entry 2 of 2)

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

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Examples of cast-off in a Sentence

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

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