cast off; casting off; casts off
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
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
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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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The Knicks have been linked to Brogdon, a veteran point guard with playoff experience who was cast-off in from the Boston Celtics as part of the Jrue Holiday trade.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
That might mean casting off the chinos and puffer vests and embracing new brands and styles.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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Adjective
Some of the cast-off relics are products of the information age.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
The Knicks have been linked to Brogdon, a veteran point guard with playoff experience who was cast-off in from the Boston Celtics as part of the Jrue Holiday trade.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
Verb
Joslyn DeLancey, the vice president of the Connecticut Education Association, wants administrators, teachers and parents to cast off these preconceptions and embrace a new word in the play lexicon — rigor.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
That might mean casting off the chinos and puffer vests and embracing new brands and styles.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 16 July 2024
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“Cast-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cast-off. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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