cast off
verb
1 cast off
Get rid of.
synonyms: cast, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off.
Roget 756:
abrogate,
annul,
cancel;
destroy
etc.
162;
abolish;
revoke,
repeal,
rescind,
reverse,
retract,
recall;
abolitionize†;
overrule,
override;
set aside;
disannul,
dissolve,
quash,
nullify,
declare null and void;
disestablish,
disendow†;
deconsecrate.
disclaim
etc.
(deny)
536;
ignore,
repudiate;
recant
etc.
607;
divest oneself,
break off.
countermand,
counter order;
do away with;
sweep away,
brush away;
throw overboard,
throw to the dogs;
scatter to the winds,
cast behind.
dismiss,
discard;
cast off,
turn off,
cast out,
cast adrift,
cast out of doors,
cast aside,
cast away;
send off,
send away,
send packing,
send about one's business;
discharge,
get rid of
etc.
(eject)
297;
bounce [U.S.];
fire [Slang],
fire out [Slang];
sack [Slang].
cashier;
break;
oust;
unseat,
unsaddle;
unthrone†,
dethrone,
disenthrone†;
depose,
uncrown†;
unfrock,
strike off the roll;
disbar,
disbench†.
be abrogated
&c.;
receive its quietus;
walk the plank.
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Roget 226:
divest;
uncover
etc.
(cover)
etc.
223;
denude,
bare,
strip;
disfurnish†;
undress,
disrobe
etc.
(dress, enrobe)
etc.
225;
uncoif†;
dismantle;
put off,
take off,
cast off;
doff;
peel,
pare,
decorticate,
excoriate,
skin,
scalp,
flay;
expose,
lay open;
exfoliate,
molt,
mew;
cast the skin.
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Roget 782:
relinquish,
give up,
surrender,
yield,
cede;
let go,
let slip;
spare,
drop,
resign,
forego,
renounce,
abandon,
expropriate†,
give away,
dispose of,
part with;
lay aside,
lay apart,
lay down,
lay on the shelf
etc.
(disuse)
678;
set aside,
put aside,
put away;
make away with,
cast behind;
maroon.
give notice to quit,
give warning;
supersede;
be rid of,
get rid of,
be quit of,
get quit of;
eject
etc.
297.
rid oneself of,
disburden oneself of,
divest oneself of,
dispossess oneself of;
wash one's hands of.
discard,
cast off,
dismiss;
cast away,
throw away,
pitch away,
fling away,
cast aside,
cast overboard,
cast to the dogs,
throw aside,
throw overboard,
throw to the dogs,
pitch aside,
pitch overboard,
pitch to the dogs,
fling aside,
fling overboard,
fling to the dogs;
cast to the winds,
throw to the winds,
sweep to the winds;
put away,
turn away,
sweep away;
jettison;
reject.
quit one's hold,
quitclaim.
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2 cast off
Make the last row of stitches when knitting.
Dutch: afkanten
adjective
Roget 782:
relinquished
etc.
v.;
cast off,
derelict;
unowned,
unappropriated,
unculled;
left
etc.
(residuary)
40.
Roget 40:
remaining,
left;
left behind,
left over;
residual,
residuary;
over,
odd;
unconsumed,
sedimentary;
surviving;
net;
exceeding,
over and above;
outlying,
outstanding;
cast off
etc.
782;
superfluous
etc.
(redundant)
641.
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Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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