Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cast off

/kæst ɒf/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables: cast off
IPA: /kæst ɒf/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To discard or reject something.

Transitive verb

verb

To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.

verb

To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.

Intransitive verb

verb

To estimate the amount of space required by the type used for the given copy.

Example Sentences

"However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence."
"Mr. Christie, who as a presidential candidate has frequently suppressed his most pugilistic instincts, cast off any restraint and did what he does best: slice and slash."
"To conserve type, copy was "cast off"; that is, type needed for the initial pages was estimated so that the pages need not be composed in the same sequence as the copy."

Usage

Inflected Forms

casts off (present, singular) casting off (participle, present) casted off (participle, past) casted off (past)

Phrases

cast on

Frequently Paired Words

cast on castoff offthrow

Synonyms

bind off shed cast shake off throw throw off throw away drop

Questions

How do you pronounce cast off?: The recorded pronunciation is /kæst ɒf/.
What does cast off mean?: To discard or reject something.

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