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Uncommoncast off
The correct spelling is cast off.
How to pronounce cast off
verb
Say it like: Cas-t o-ff
The correct spelling is cast off. To discard or reject something.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To discard or reject something.
- 2.To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.
- 3.To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.
- 4.To estimate the amount of space required by the type used for the given copy.
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