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cast 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. 1.To discard or reject something.
  2. 2.To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf, etc.) so that the vessel may make way.
  3. 3.To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle.
  4. 4.To estimate the amount of space required by the type used for the given copy.

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