English verb: cast off | |||
1. | cast off (contact) get rid of | ||
Samples | He shed his image as a pushy boss. Shed your clothes. | ||
Synonyms | cast, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | remove, take, take away, withdraw | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | abscise, autotomise, autotomize, exfoliate, exuviate, molt, moult, shed, slough | ||
2. | cast off (creation) make the last row of stitches when knitting | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | run up, sew, sew together, stitch | ||
Domain category | handicraft | ||
Antonyms | cast on | ||