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cast-off
cast·off C0149200 (kăst′ôf′, -ŏf′)n.1. One that has been discarded.2. Printing A calculation of the amount of space a manuscript will occupy when set into type.adj. also cast-off Discarded; rejected.cast-off adj (prenominal) thrown away; abandoned: cast-off shoes. n 1. a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned 2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing an estimate of the amount of space that a piece of copy will occupy when printed in a particular size and style of type vb (adverb) 3. (Nautical Terms) to remove (mooring lines) that hold (a vessel) to a dock4. (Knitting & Sewing) to knot (a row of stitches, esp the final row) in finishing off knitted or woven material5. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing to estimate the amount of space that will be taken up by (a book, piece of copy, etc) when it is printed in a particular size and style of type6. (Dancing) (intr) (in Scottish country dancing) to perform a progressive movement during which each partner of a couple dances separately behind one line of the set and then reunites with the other in their original position in the set or in a new positionThesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cast-off - thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"discarded, throwaway, thrown-awayunwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens" |
Translationscast (kaːst) – past tense past participle cast – verb1. to throw. The angler cast his line into the river; These facts cast new light on the matter; She cast him a look of hatred. 扔，拋 扔，抛 2. to get rid of; to take off. Some snakes cast their skins. 脫落，去掉 脱落，去掉 3. to shape (metal etc) by pouring into a mould. Metal is melted before it is cast. 鑄造(金屬等) 铸造4. to give a part in a play etc to. She was cast as Lady Macbeth. 選派...扮演角色 选派...扮演角色5. to select the actors for (a film etc). The director is casting (the film) tomorrow. 為(電影等)選角 为（电影等）挑选演员 6. to give (a vote). I cast my vote for the younger candidate. 投(票) 投票 noun1. a throw. At his third cast he caught a fish. 拋或扔的動作 抛或扔的动作2. something made by moulding. The doctor put a plaster cast on his broken leg. 模鑄品 模压品3. a mould. The hot metal is poured into a cast. 模子 模子4. the complete set of actors in a play, opera etc. the whole cast of the play. 演員陣容 演员阵容，班底 5. something that is ejected by certain animals, eg the earthworm. worm casts all over the grass. 排泄物 排泄物ˈcastaway noun a shipwrecked person. 乘船遇難者 乘船遇难者casting vote the deciding vote of the chairman of a meeting when the other votes are equally divided. 決定性一票 决定性一票cast iron unpurified iron melted and shaped in a mould. 鑄鐵 铸铁ˈcast-iron adjective1. made of cast iron. a cast-iron frying-pan. 鑄鐵的 铸铁的2. very strong. cast-iron muscles. 強健的 坚硬的ˈcast-off noun, adjective (a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed. cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs. 廢棄的(物品) 废弃物cast off1. to untie (the mooring lines of a boat). 解纜 解缆2. (also cast aside) to reject as unwanted. 棄之不用(顧) 抛弃3. in knitting, to finish (the final row of stitches). (編織毛線等)收針 （编织毛线等）收针 cast on in knitting, to make the first row of stitches. (編織毛線等)起針 （编织毛线等）起针 IdiomsSeecast offEncyclopediaSeeCastMedicalSeecastcast-off
Synonyms for cast-offadj thrown awaySynonyms- discarded
- throwaway
- thrown-away
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