CAST OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does cast off mean?
• CAST OFF (verb)
The verb CAST OFF has 2 senses:
1. get rid of
2. make the last row of stitches when knitting
Familiarity information: CAST OFF used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CAST OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Get rid of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
cast off; shed; throw off; shake off; throw away; throw; cast; drop
Context examples:
he shed his image as a pushy boss / shed your clothes
Hypernyms (to "cast off" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "cast off"):
exuviate; molt; moult; shed; slough (cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers)
abscise (shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue)
exfoliate (cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters)
autotomise; autotomize (cause a body part to undergo autotomy)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Make the last row of stitches when knitting
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "cast off" is one way to...):
run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
cast on (make the first row of stitches when knitting)
