Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cast adrift

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
cast adrift
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To abandon a ship at sea

Transitive verb

verb

To place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave them

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

casts adrift (present, singular) casting adrift (participle, present)

Questions

What does cast adrift mean?
To abandon a ship at sea

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