Meaning Of The Word Cast-off

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What's The Definition Of Cast-off?

cast off
phrasal verb: If you are on a boat and you cast off, you untie the rope that is keeping the boat in a fixed position.
phrasal verb: If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you.

cast off in American English
to discard; abandon; disown
to discard; reject

cast-off
Cast-off things, especially clothes, are ones which someone no longer uses because they are old or unfashionable, and which they give to someone else or throw away.

cast-off in British English
adjective: thrown away; abandoned
noun: a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned
verb: to remove (mooring lines) that hold (a vessel) to a dock

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