cast off

• Partikelverb, das bedeutet, etwas oder jemanden abzuwerfen, aufzugeben oder loszulassen, oder ein Boot vom Anlegeplatz loszumachen.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of discarding, abandoning, or releasing something or someone, or to set a boat free from its moorings.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Discard or get rid offormal

   To remove or throw away something that is no longer wanted or needed.

   Loswerden

   • She cast off her old clothes and bought new ones.
   • The company cast off its outdated policies.
   • He cast off all his doubts and made a decision.

   Synonymeabandondiscarddispose ofditchdropdumpeliminateget rid ofjettisonscrapshedthrow away

   Antonymecherishholdkeepretain

2. Untie a boatformal

   To release a boat from its moorings so it can sail away.

   Ein Boot losmachen

   • The sailors cast off the ropes and set sail.
   • We cast off from the dock at dawn.
   • He cast off the mooring line and pushed the boat away.

   Synonymelet golooseuntie

   Antonymeanchordockmoortie

3. In knittingformal

   To finish a piece of knitting by securing the final stitches.

   Maschen abketten

   • She cast off the last row of her sweater.
   • The pattern says to cast off loosely.
   • He cast off the stitches and cut the yarn.

   Synonymebind off

Grundverbcast