单词 | to cast off |
释义 | > as lemmasto cast off to cast off 1. transitive. See simple senses and off adv. 2. To throw off (clothes or anything worn). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > take off clothing to do offeOE to lay downc1275 to weve offc1290 stripc1320 doffa1375 loose1382 ofdrawa1393 casta1400 to take offa1400 warpa1400 to cast offc1400 to catch offc1400 waivec1400 voidc1407 to put off?a1425 to wap offc1440 to lay from, offc1480 despoil1483 to pull offc1500 slip1535 devest1566 to shift off1567 daff1609 discuss1640 to lay off1699 strip1762 douse1780 shuffle1837 derobe1841 shed1858 skin1861 peel1888 pull1888 c1400 Mandeville's Trav. v. 41 A woman myghte wel passe there, withouten castynge of of hire Clothes. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 12661 Palomydon..cast of his clothis cantly & wele. 1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 274 Them hee casteth off as the fellow..did his spectacles. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World vii. 165 In a weeks time the Tree casts off her old Robes. 3. figurative. To throw off as clothes, a yoke, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [verb (transitive)] to let awaya1000 forcast?c1225 to lay downc1275 forthrow1340 flita1375 removea1382 to cast away1382 understrewc1384 castc1390 to lay awaya1400 to lay asidec1440 slingc1440 warpiss1444 to lay from, offc1480 way-put1496 depose1526 to lay apart1526 to put off1526 to set apart1530 to turn up1541 abandonate?1561 devest1566 dispatch1569 decarta1572 discard1578 to make away1580 to fling away1587 to cast off1597 doff1599 cashier1603 to set by1603 moult1604 excuss1607 retorta1616 divest1639 deposit1646 disentail1667 dismiss1675 slough1845 shed1856 jettison1869 shake1872 offload1900 junk1911 dump1919 sluff1934 bin1940 to put down1944 shitcan1973 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. lxviii. 185 The Christian Religion they had not vtterly cast off. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 786 To cast off this Yoke. View more context for this quotation 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. iii. 19 But 'tis not to be imagin'd, That a whole Society of Men, should, publickly and professedly, disown, and cast off a Rule, which they could not, in their own Minds, but be infallibly certain, was a Law. 1751 J. Jortin Serm. (1771) V. i. 11 Casting of the belief of the true God. a1876 J. H. Newman Hist. Sketches I. i. iv. 179 National habits and opinions cannot be cast off at will without miracle. 4. figurative. To put from one, discard, abandon, disown. ΚΠ 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Ezek. xvi. 45 Thy mother..that hath cast of hir houszbonde and hir children. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms lxxi. 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age. View more context for this quotation 1681 J. Dryden Spanish Fryar v. i. 70 To cast off my Father when I am great. 1713 J. Addison Cato iii. vii When I have gone thus far, I'd cast her off. 1850 H. Martineau Hist. Eng. during 30 Years' Peace II. v. xvii. 455 [The Prince] did make the other [Brummell] the fashion, and then cast him off. 1875 E. White Life in Christ (1878) i. viii. 72 To be cast off by God may be to perish. 5. Hawking and Hunting. To throw off (the couplings of hounds); to slip (dogs); to let fly (hawks). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting with hounds > hunt with hounds [verb (transitive)] > release hounds uncouplec1330 to let slip1530 to cast off1602 decouple1602 unslip1611 slipa1616 unleash1671 to throw off1686 the world > food and drink > hunting > hawking > [verb (transitive)] > release to cast off1602 slipa1616 1602 2nd Pt. Returne from Pernassus (Arb.) ii. v. 32 Another company of houndes..had their couples cast off. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Ajetter un oiseau, to cast, or whistle, off a hawke; to..let her flie. 1674 N. Cox Gentleman's Recreation i. 12 You may then cast off your young Hounds. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 106 Just as a Huntsman casts off his Hounds. 1774 O. Goldsmith Retaliation 107 He cast off his friends, as a huntsman his pack; For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. 1826 J. S. Sebright Observ. Hawking (1828) 26 When a magpie is seen at a distance, a hawk is immediately to be cast off. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > let or send out [verb (transitive)] > emit > as a vapour reekOE transpire1598 evapour1615 evaporatea1626 exhalea1628 to cast off1674 perspire1680 pant1735 society > occupation and work > industry > working with specific materials > working with metal > work with metal [verb (transitive)] > heat > melt > run off melted metal to cast off1674 1674 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words 115 The Lead..is cast off by the blowing of the bellows. 1693 J. Ray Three Physico-theol. Disc. (ed. 2) ii. ii. 81 The Ocean doth evaporate, and cast off to the dry Land. 1704 Dict. Rusticum at Lapis Calaminaris They cast not off above twice in 24 hours. 7. Nautical. To loosen and throw off (a rope, sail, etc.), to let go, let loose; to loosen (a vessel) from a mooring. Also intransitive for reflexive. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > loosen and throw off to cast off1669 society > travel > travel by water > berthing, mooring, or anchoring > berth, moor, or anchor [verb (intransitive)] > slip anchor or mooring > cast off mooring unmoor1611 to cast off1779 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. i. ii. 17 It is like to over-blow..cast off the Top-sail Sheets. 1745 P. Thomas True Jrnl. Voy. South-Seas 146 On the 2d there being little Wind and variable, we cast off the Gloucester, and the next Day took her again in Tow. 1779 T. Forrest Voy. New Guinea 252 Cast off, and rowed down the river. 1805 A. Duncan Mariner's Chron. IV. 29 One of the crew..jumped on shore and cast off the stern-fast of the boat. 1806 A. Duncan Life Nelson 30 La Minerve..cast off the prize. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) xvi. 124 We cast off again about 7 a.m. 1855 W. H. Russell War 47 The gaskets cast off the fore topsail. 8. Dance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > country-dance or dancing > take part in country-dance or dancing [verb (intransitive)] > begin country-dance to cast off1762 1762 O. Goldsmith Citizen of World I. 115 She..makes one in a country-dance, with only one of the chairs for a partner, casts off round a joint-stool, and sets to a corner cupboard. 9. Knitting. To take the work off the wires, closing the loops and forming a selvedge. Cf. 58. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [verb (transitive)] > knit > processes involved in purla1825 rib1837 to cast on1840 increase1840 slip1840 turn1846 toe1856 to knock over1875 to cast off1880 land1885 rep1951 raschel1970 1880 Plain knitting, &c. 11 To cast off which is done by knitting two loops and pulling the first made loop over the last. 1887 Fancy Work-basket No. 4. 62 Cast off 5 stitches in the usual way. 10. Printing. To estimate how much printed matter will correspond to (a piece of MS. copy). Also absol. (Cf. cast-off n.1 2.) ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > [verb (transitive)] > estimate amount to cast off1683 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 250 Casting off Copy..is to examine..how much..of Printed Copy will Come-in into any intended number of Sheets..; or how much Written Copy will make an intended number of Sheets..: Therefore if I shew you how the Compositer Casts off Written Copy, I do at the same time inform you how to Count off Printed Copy. 1784 B. Franklin in Ann. Reg. (1817) Chron. 389 The compositors in your chapel do not cast off their copy well. 1808 C. Stower Printer's Gram. 135 To cast off manuscript with accuracy and precision, is an essential object. 1824 J. Johnson Typographia II. 89 To cast off manuscript..is a task of a disagreeable nature. 1892 A. Oldfield Pract. Man. Typogr. xii. 97 Sometimes copy is so badly arranged that it is almost impossible to cast-off accurately... In casting-up allowance must be made for chapter-heads, &c. < as lemmas |
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