English dictionary



Hint: Wildcards can be used multiple times in a query.

English verb: cast off

1. cast off (contact) get rid of


SamplesHe shed his image as a pushy boss.
Shed your clothes.


Synonymscast, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off


Pattern of useSomebody ----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 useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)run up, sew, sew together, stitch


Domain categoryhandicraft


Antonymscast on









Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
Web design: Orcapia v/Per Bang. English edition: .
2024 onlineordbog.dk