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2 skyde
fire, put forth, put out, send, shift, shoot, sprout* * *vb (skød, skudt)( puffe) push,T shove;( om planter) put out, send out ( fx leaves),(= vokse) shoot, grow;( om muldvarp) throw up earth;( om og med skydevåben; i fodbold) shoot ( fx with a gun, with a bow and arrows);( stjæle) pinch; scrump ( fx apples);(typ) lead (out);[ skyd!] fire!( i fodbold) shoot![ desertøren blev skudt på stedet] the deserter was shot out of hand;[ skyde en god fart] make good headway;[ skyde ham]( om slange) cast off the slough, slough (the skin);[ hans øjne skød lyn] his eyes flashed;[ katten skyder ryg] the cat arches its back;[ skyde et skud] fire a shot;(se også nærved);[ med præp & adv:][ skyde `af]( fjerne ved skud) shoot off,( affyre) fire, let off,F discharge;( pil) shoot;[ skyde efter] shoot at;[ skyde forbi]( fejl) miss (the mark);(dvs krybe uden om) shirk one's responsibility;( opgive) abdicate one's responsibility;[ skyde fra hoften] shoot from the hip;[ skyde tanken fra sig] dismiss the idea;(se også I. slå);[ skyde noget frem] push something forward;[ skyde brystet frem] expand one's chest,( af stolthed) puff out one's chest;[ skyde frem]( rage frem) jut (out),F project,( gro frem) shoot;(se også skyde op);( undskylde sig med) plead;(mil.) find the range (by straddling the target);T she winked at med, she made eyes at me, she gave me the glad eye;( om forsvarsløs) gun down;( i luften) bring down ( fx a bird, an aeroplane),( om fly, pilot også) shoot down;[ skyde op]( vokse) shoot up,( vokse frem) sprout up,( brede sig hastigt) mushroom;[ skyde ammunitionen op] use up (el. expend) the ammunition;[ skyde en dør op] push open a door;(mar) coil a rope;(se også hjerte);[ skyde over], se I. mål;[ skyde `på]( skubbe) push;[` skyde på en] shoot at somebody;[ jeg skyder (dvs gætter) på at] my guess is that;(se også skyld);[ skyde sammen](dvs skillinge sammen til en gave) club together ( fx club together to buy a present);( bidrage) contribute;[` skyde til en], se ovf: skyde med;[ skyde døren ` til] push the door to;[ skyde til skive] shoot at a target;(se også I. mål);[ skyde ud]( skubbe ud) push out,( opsætte) put off,( affyre) fire,F discharge,( fare ud) shoot out, dart out. -
3 afdanket
adj( udtjent) cast-off ( fx coat);( slidt) threadbare;( forhutlet) seedy;[ en afdanket oberst] a retired colonel. -
4 aflagt
adj:[ dårlig aflagt] ill paid, underpaid;[ godt aflagt] well paid;[ aflagt tøj] cast-off (, F: discarded) clothes,T castoffs. -
5 forskudt
adj( forrykket) displaced;( forskudt for hinanden) staggered;( forstødt) cast off;(usædvanlig tidlig el. sen) unsocial hours pl;( således at ikke alle møder samtidig) staggered hours;[ hus med forskudt etage] split-level house. -
6 forskyde
* * *vb( forrykke) displace;( forstøde) cast off,F repudiate;[ forskyde sig] get displaced,( om skibslast) shift. -
7 forstøde
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8 gammel
aged, antique, old* * *adj( fra gamle tider) old,( gammel og ærværdig) ancient ( fx building, custom; ancient Greece);( ældet) old, aged;( antik) antique;( som har bestået længe) old ( fx friendship), long-established ( fxfirm), long-standing ( fx complaint), of long standing ( fx a quarrel of long standing),( forhenværende) old, former;(mods frisk) stale ( fx bread, news, jokes);( brugt) second-hand,(om ord el. udtryk: lånt fra ældre sprogbrug) archaic,( gået af brug) obsolete.[ blive gammel] grow old;[ en to dage gammel avis] a two-day-old newspaper;[ i gamle dage] in former times, in the past; in the (good) old days;[ på sine gamle dage] in one's old age;[ de gamle] the old, old people,( éns forældre) the old folk;( oldtidens folk) the Ancients;[ den gamle] the old man;[ lade alt blive ved det gamle] leave things as they were;[ hænge ved det gamle] cling to the old order of things;[ være ved det gamle] be (much) as usual;[ dobbelt så gammel som jeg] twice my age;[ du gamle] old man;[ gammel elev] old pupil, old boy (, girl),(am) alumnus (, alumna);[ for gammel] too old,(T: til noget) past it;[ gammelt jern] scrap iron;[ lige gamle] (of) the same age;( af avis) back number;[ det gamle Rom] ancient Rome;[ af den gamle skole] of the old school;[ fra gammel tid] from time immemorial;[ to år gammel] two years old (el. of age);[ tyve år gammel giftede han sig] at twenty he married. -
9 ham
I sg - hammen, pl - hammeшку́ра ж, ко́жа жIIего́, ему́det er ham — э́то он
* * *him, them* * *I. (en) slough;II. pron him;[ det er ham] it is him;[ det var ham der gjorde det] he did it; it was he who did it. -
10 kassere
1забракова́ть; призна́ть недействи́тельным* * *cast off, discard, scrap* * *vb( som ikke længere brugeligt) scrap ( fx a machine, a plan),F discard;( som uantagelig) reject;( ved session) reject;( om dom) reverse,( i straffesag) quash;( om valg) invalidate. -
11 los
I. (en -ser)zo lynx.II. (et -)T ( spark) kick.III. adj(mar) loose;[ giv los!] let go![ kaste los] cast off;[ hvad er der los?] what's up? -
12 slå
bang, bar, bat, batter, beat, get the better of, bolt, chime, clap, cuff, dash, defeat, drive, foil, hit, knock, lash, latch, mow, pulsate, punch, ram, sock, strike, swipe, throb* * *I. (en -er) bolt;[ skyde slåen for døren] bolt the door;[ skyde slåen fra døren] unbolt the door;(se også lås).II. vb (slog, slået)( med objekt) ( banke, ramme etc) beat ( fx he beats his wife),( om enkelt slag) hit ( fx never hit a child in anger; has somebody hit you? hit below the belt),( hårdt) knock ( fx knock him on the head; knock him unconscious),F strike ( fx he struck (, hit) me in the face with his fist);( med flad hånd) slap ( fx slap him in the face (, on the cheek, on the back)),T thwack;( hårdt) bump, knock ( fx one's head);( også) stun him;(fig) it struck me that;( besejre) beat,(mere F) defeat,T lick;( i skak) capture ( fx a pawn);( overgå) beat ( fx that beats everything);(eng, græs) mow ( fx the lawn), cut ( fx grass);( tegne) draw ( fx a circle);( præge) strike ( fx a medal);( spille på et instrument) strike ( fx the lyre), play ( fx the harp);( i terningspil) throw ( fx he threw 5);( uden objekt) ( om ur) strike;( om fugl) warble, sing;( om hjertet) beat,( hurtigt, F) throb;( om sejl) flap;( om alkohol) be heady,T kick, have a kick in it;( om gevær) kick;takt);[ forb med sig:][ slå sig] hurt oneself ( fx did you hurt yourself?), be hurt ( fx are you hurt?);( om træ) warp,(om skinne etc) buckle;[ slå sig for brystet] beat one's breast;[ slå sig igennem] fight one's way through,( klare sig) manage, rub along,( økonomisk) make both ends meet, scrape by;[ slå sig ihjel] be killed,F lose one's life;[ slå sig løs] break away,( more sig) let oneself go, have one's fling,T let one's hair down;[ slå sig ned]( bosætte sig) settle;( også) make one's home in;[ slå sig op](fig) prosper (på by), rise in the world;[ slå sig på]( om sygdom) attack, affect ( fx the lungs);(fig) go in for something, take up something ( fx a sport);( tilslutte sig én) attach oneself to somebody;[ slå sig på flasken] take to (el. go on) the bottle, take to drink;[ slå sig på låret] slap one's thigh;(dvs skyde penge sammen) club together;[ slå sig sammen om at] join together to; club together to ( fx buy him a present);[ slå sig til], se ridder, I. ro;[ forb med præp & adv:][ slå `af]( fjerne ved slag) knock off, strike off,( i pris) knock off, take off;( om dirigent) break off;[ han var ikke til at slå et ord af] I (, they etc) couldn't get a single word out of him;[ slå af på](fig) reduce ( fx the price, one's demands);[ slå an]( begynde at spille) strike up;( om vaccination) take;[ slå bagud] kick up;[ slå bak](mar) reverse the engines,(fig) reverse one's policy;[ slå efter én] strike at somebody, aim a blow at somebody;(i en bog etc) look up something;[ slå ` efter i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå med sten efter] throw stones at;[ slå fast] fix, nail down,(fig) establish, prove ( fx his innocence), demonstrate;[ jeg vil gerne slå fast at] I want to make it absolutely clear that;[ slå fejl] go wrong; fail ( fx the crops failed);[ slå en for penge] touch (el. tap) somebody for money;am hit somebody for money;( slå løs) knock off,( maskindel, fx bremse) release,( slukke for) switch off;( uden objekt: slukkes) cut out ( fx the heater cuts out when the temperature reaches 20ø C);[ slå fra sig] defend oneself, fight back;[ slå det hen] pass it off,T shrug it off,( bagatellisere det) make light of it,T pooh-pooh it;[ slå noget hen i spøg] laugh something off, pass something off with a laugh;[ slå i bordet] thump the table,(fig) put one's foot down;[ slå bremserne `i] put (, voldsomt: jam el. slam) the brakes on,(fig) put the brakes on;[ slå døren `i] slam the door;[ slå en klo i], se klo;[ et brøl slog os i møde] we were met (el. greeted) by a roar;[ lugten slog os i møde] we were met by the smell;[ slå i stykker], se I. stykke;[ slå et søm i] drive (el. knock el. hammer) in a nail;[ slå et søm i væggen] drive (el. knock) a nail into the wall;( trænge igennem) strike through, come through,(om ideer etc) become generally accepted, penetrate,( om bog) make a hit,( om kunstner) make a name for oneself, come to the front, become recognized;( blive effektiv) work (its way) through ( fx the price rises will take two months to work (their way) through (to the shops));[ slå ihjel] kill,F put to death;[ slå tiden ihjel] kill time;[ slå imod] strike (against),[ slå ind] knock in,( med hammer) hammer in,( knuse) break, smash (in) ( fx a window, a door),( tøndestaver, skibsside) stave in;( i gartneri) heel in;( blive opsuget) soak in;( om sygdom) strike inwards;[ det slog ind med regn] rain set in;[ slå ind på](fx en vej) strike into, turn into, take ( fx a path, a road);F enter upon;[ slå itu] break, smash, dash to pieces;[ slå en halvtredskroneseddel itu] break into a 50-kroner note;[ han slog løs](dvs hamrede) he hammered away;[ slå kvæget løs] let the cattle loose;[ slå løs på en] pitch into somebody;[ slå med døren] slam the door;[ slå med nakken] toss one's head;[ slå med sten] throw stones ( efter at);[ fuglen slår med vingerne] the bird flaps its wings;(dvs få til at falde ned) knock down ( fx the vase);( sænke) let down ( fx the blind), lower ( fx one's visor), pull down;( folde sammen) put down ( fx an umbrella, a hood ( kaleche));( slå til jorden, slå i gulvet) knock down;( dyr) slaughter, kill, destroy;(afgrøde etc) put down, flatten;( i gartneri) heel in;( undertrykke) put down ( fx a rebellion, riots),( stærkere) crush (down),F suppress;( bringe til tavshed) silence ( fx criticism, protests);( falde) fall ( fx bullets fell among the crowd), drop;( om lyn) strike;[ slå feberen ned] get the temperature down;[ slå kraven ned] turn down one's collar;[ blæsten får røgen til at slå ned] the wind beats down the smoke;[ slå termometret ned] shake down the thermometer;[ slå øjnene ned] cast down one's eyes; drop one's eyes;[ det slog ned i ham] it suddenly occurred to him (el. struck him);(se også lyn);[ slå ned på]( om rovfugl) swoop down on ( fx its prey), pounce on;(fig: vælge, især til noget ubehageligt) pick on ( fx the teacher picked on me), fasten on,( begærligt) pounce on ( fx a mistake);[ slå hårdt ned på] clamp (el. crack) down on ( fx tax evasion);[ slå om]( vikle om) wrap round ( fx wrap a shawl round somebody), pass round( fx pass a rope round something);( uden objekt) ( om vejret) change;( om vinden) shift;( skifte mening) change one's mind;( skifte tone) change one's tune;( skifte emne) change the subject (of conversation);( skifte taktik) shift one's ground; reverse one's policy;[ slå armene om en] throw one's arms round somebody;[ slå om sig] hit out (in all directions),(med stok etc) lay about (one);[ slå om sig med citater, eder etc] lard one's conversation (, one's writings) with quotations, oaths, etc;[ slå om sig med penge] throw (el. chuck el. splash) one's money about, spend lavishly;[ det er slået om til tø] a thaw has set in;[ hans kærlighed slog om til had] his love turned to hatred;[ slå op]( åbne) open ( fx a book);( en plakat) put up, stick (up);( i strikning) cast on;(ord etc i bog) look up;( smøge op) turn up ( fx one's collar);( opreklamere) boost;( om flammer) leap up;(om lyd etc) surge up;[ slå en kaleche (, en paraply) op] put up a hood (, an umbrella);[ slå en latter op] burst into a laugh;[ slå en stilling op] advertise a post;[ slå æg op] break eggs (i into);[ slå øjnene op] open one's eyes;(se også I. brød);( i avis) splash something;[ slå forretningen (etc) stort op] start in a grand style;[ slå op i en ordbog] consult a dictionary;[ slå det op i en ordbog] look it up in a dictionary;[ slå op med hende] break off the engagement (with her);[ slå op på side 7!] open your book(s) on page 7! turn to page 7 break;[ blive slået over bord ( af bølgerne)] be washed overboard;[ bølgerne slog over dækket] the waves washed over the deck;(se også bro);[ slå over i] change into ( fx English),( bevægelse) break into ( fx a gallop);(fig) change one's tune;[ slå på] beat (on), strike (on),( let) tap (on) ( fx tap somebody on the shoulder);(fig: antyde) hint at,( nævne) mention,( fremhæve) stress;(se også flugt, I. tromme);[ slå sig på] take to ( fx drink, gardening),( om sygdom) affect;[ slå sammen]( folde sammen) fold up ( fx a screen);( forene) combine, pool,T knock into one;(merk) merge, amalgamate ( fx two companies);( sammenfatte) lump (together), bracket (together);( lukke sig) close;( ramme hinanden) knock together;[ slå hælene sammen] click one's heels;[ slå hænderne sammen] clap one's hands,( i forfærdelse) throw up one's hands in horror;[` slå til] strike;( slå løs) hammer away,( slå hårdt til bolden) hit out,(fig) strike ( fx the Government decided to strike);( være nok) suffice,(" strække") last;( gå i opfyldelse) prove correct, come true ( fx his prediction came true), turn out to be true;( sige ja) accept, accept the terms (, the offer);(dvs rækker ikke langt) it does not go far;[ han syntes ikke han slog til] he felt inadequate,( i sit arbejde) he did not feel equal to the job;[ slå tilbage] throw back, push back;( angreb) beat off,F repel, repulse;( springe tilbage) rebound;( genlyde) be thrown back,F resound;(om fjeder etc) recoil;[ slå ud]( med slag) knock out;( knuse, fx rude) break, smash;( folde ud) spread ( fx the bird spread its wings),( om hår) let down;( hælde ud) pour out,( en spand) empty;(i boksning og fig) knock out;( rival, konkurrent) cut out;( om flammer og røg) burst out, pour out;( om sygdom) break out;( få udslæt) break (el. come) out in spots (, in a rash);[ slå glasset ud af hånden på én] knock the glass out of somebody's hand;(fig) he was quite finished;(fig: lytte) prick up one's ears;[ slå det ud af hovedet] put it out of one's head;[ slå ud efter] hit out at;[ slå ud i lys lue], se I. lue;[ slå ud med armene] gesticulate,( ubehersket) fling one's arms about;[ slå øjet ud på én] knock out somebody's eye. -
13 kaste
1броса́ть, швыря́ть, мета́тьkáste af — сбра́сывать
káste bort — выбра́сывать
káste op — (вы)рвать
káste til — засыпа́ть, зава́ливать
káste sig — броса́ться
* * *bowl, bung, cast, caste, chuck, clap, flip, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shed, shoot, throw, toss* * *I. (en -r) caste.II. vb throw,( især: opad el. let, overlegent) toss ( fx a ball into the air, a few coins to a beggar),( sigte og kaste; smide foragteligt) pitch ( fx something out of the window),( voldsommere) fling,(se også kyle);T chuck;(F og fig) cast ( fx the first stone, pearls before swine; a glance at something, shadows);( i kricket) bowl,( i baseball) pitch;( afføre sig) throw off;( for tidlig) cast;(sy) overcast;[ kaste sne] clear a road (, a street etc) of snow;[ med præp, adv:][ kaste broen af] demolish the bridge;[ kaste rytteren af] throw (el. toss) the rider;[ kaste af sig]( sengeklæder) throw off,( indbringe) yield, bring in;[ kaste bort] throw away;[ kaste sten efter] throw stones at,( efter bortløbende) throw stones after;[ kaste perler for svin] cast pearls before swine;[ kaste i fængsel] throw (, fling) into prison;[ kaste med sten (, flasker)] throw stones (, bottles);[ kaste med hovedet] toss one's head;[ kaste ned] throw down,( fra fly) drop ( fx supplies);[ kaste op] vomit,T be sick,( med objekt) bring up, vomit;[ kaste til]( fylde med jord) fill up ( fx a ditch), fill in;(arkæol) backfill ( fx an excavation);[ kaste et ben til en hund] throw (, toss) a bone to a dog;[ med sig:][ kaste sig] throw (, fling) oneself ( fx into a chair),( uroligt i sengen) toss,( om træ) warp;(også fig) throw oneself into somebody's arms,( om kvinde: kaste sig bort til) throw oneself at;(se også støv);[ kaste sig om halsen på en] fall on somebody's neck, throw (, fling) one's arms round somebody's neck;[ kaste sig over arbejdet] throw oneself into the work;[ kaste sig over fjenden] fall on the enemy;[ kaste sig ud af vinduet] throw oneself out of the window;[ kaste sig ud i] plunge into;(fig) take the plunge. -
14 afgive
41) отдава́ть, (с)дава́тьáfgive sin stémme — голосова́ть
2) подава́ть (отчёт и т. п.)áfgive en erklǽring — сде́лать заявле́ние
* * *cast, emit, give off, give out, radiate* * *vbF surrender ( fx one's seat),( overgive) hand over ( fx the command to somebody),( om land) cede ( fx territory);( affyre) fire ( fx a volley);( give, fremkomme med) make ( fx a declaration, a promise, a report),( især til overordnet) submit ( fx a report, til to);( frembyde) furnish ( fx a proof), afford ( fx a pleasant shade);(kem) liberate;(merk) place an order ( til with);( om kunstværk) commission ( fx a portrait);(merk) order something from somebody;(jur) make a statement;( i retten) give evidence;( om nævninge) return a verdict;( ved valg) lose three seats to them;[ afgive salut] give (el. fire) a salute;[ afgive sin stemme] vote, give (, F: cast) one's vote;[ afgive varme] give off (, F: emit) heat. -
15 styrte
crash, dash, gallop, hurtle, pitch, plummet, teem* * *vb( falde) fall down,( pludseligt, voldsomt) plunge,( trimle) tumble ( fx into the water);( falde om) fall down, tumble (el. topple) over,( af træthed) drop ( fx work till one drops);( fare) rush,( med et sæt) dash;( slynge, lade falde) throw,( voldsomt, F) precipitate;(ad slidsk etc) shoot ( fx shoot coal into a cellar);( berøve magten) overthrow, topple ( fx the Government);[ med præp, adv:][ styrte af hesten] fall from (el. off) one's horse;[ styrte af sted] rush along, dash off;[ styrte frem] rush (, plunge) forward;[ styrte ham i ulykke] bring disaster upon him;(se også grus);[ styrte ind i stuen] burst into the room;[ styrte med cyklen (, hesten)] have a fall;[ styrte ned] fall down,(flyv.) crash;[ styrte ned af en stige] fall down from (el. fall off) a ladder;F cast (, precipitate) something into the abyss;[ regnen (el. det) styrter ned] the rain (el. it) is pouring down;[ styrte om] fall down;[ styrte død om] drop dead;[ styrte løs på] rush at;[ styrte sammen] fall down, collapse,(om jord etc) fall in, cave in;[ styrte landet ud i en krig] plunge (, F: precipitate) the country into war;[ med sig:][ styrte sig i hinandens arme] rush into one another's arms;[ styrte sig om halsen på én] fling one's arms round somebody's neck;[ styrte sig over] rush at,( mad, fjende etc) throw oneself on,( arbejde) throw oneself into;[ styrte sig ud i] throw oneself into,( pludseligt, voldsomt) plunge into. -
16 drive
sg - dríven, pl - dríverсугро́б м* * *carry on, conduct, drift, drive, drive off, float, herd, loaf, loiter, lounge, mooch, run, urge on* * *I. (en -r)( snedrive) drift.II. vb (drev, drevet)( jage) drive ( fx cattle; drive them away (, back, out); drive him into a corner; drive a nail into the wall);( tvinge) force ( fx force him on, force him into a corner);(fig: tilskynde) drive ( fx hunger drove him to steal),F impel;( plante) force;( metal) chase;( maskine) drive, work ( fx the machine is worked by hand);(forretning etc) run ( fx a business, a farm, a hotel, a theatre), carry on ( fx a trade);[ drive handel], se handel;[ drive studier] pursue studies;( uden objekt) ( blive ført af sted) drift ( fx the clouds are drifting),( dovne) loaf, do nothing,F idle;( slentre) stroll,[ med præp og adv:][ drive den af] loaf,F idle;[ drive af blod (, sved)] bleed (, sweat) profusely; be bathed in blood (, sweat);[ hans tøj drev af vand] his clothes were wringing wet;[ drive bort] drift away;( fordrive) drive away;[ drive tiden bort], se ndf: drive tiden væk;[ drive for ankeret] drag the anchor;[ drive frem] push (el. drive) forward,( planter) force,(fig) urge on ( fx it was his ambition that urged him on);( om forretning) work up;( få gennemført) carry (, stærkere: force) through;[ sveden drev ned ad panden på ham] perspiration was streaming down his forehead;[ drive `om] hang around, loaf around,F be idling about;[ drive en forretning op] work up a business;( på auktion) force the bidding for something;(også fig) blow over;[ drive på flugt] put to flight;[ drive rundt] = drive om;[ drive sammen] herd together, round up ( fx cattle, sheep);[ drevet til fortvivlelse] driven to despair;[ han skal nok drive det til noget] he is bound to get on (el. go far), he will go a long way;(dvs jage tilbage) drive back,F repel,(mil.) repulse;[ drive djævle ud] cast out devils, exorcise;[ han er ikke til at drive ud af sengen] you can't get him out of bed;[ drive det vidt] go far, go a long way;[ nu driver du spøgen for vidt] now you are (el. this is) carrying the joke too far;[ drive tiden væk] dawdle (, F: idle) away one's time;( klatte væk) fritter away one's time. -
17 form
sg - formen, pl - formerфо́рма ж; вид мi form af.. — в ви́де...
* * *cast, form, mould, pan, shape* * *I. (en -e)( støbeform) mould,( bageform) tin.II. (en -er) form ( fx ice is water in solid form; form and content; the sonata form);( især konkret: omrids) shape ( fx the shape of an egg (, of his nose));( i sport) form ( fx be in good (, bad) form; be out of form);[ former]( legemsformer) T curves;[ (an)tage form] take shape;[ (an)tage fast form] solidify;(fig) assume a definite shape;[ tage form af] take the form (el. shape) of;[ de forskellige former for motion] the various forms of exercise;[ for en forms skyld] as a matter of form;[ jeg er ikke i form] I am not in form (el. shape); I am out of form (el.shape);( ofte =) I am off my game;[ i fin form] in top form, in very good shape;[ i form af] in the shape (el. form) of;[ få form på det] get (el. lick) it into shape;[ holde på formerne] stand on ceremony, be a stickler for etiquette.
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cast-off — adj [only before noun] cast off clothes or other goods are not wanted or have been thrown away … Dictionary of contemporary English
cast off — ► cast off 1) Knitting take the stitches off the needle by looping each over the next. 2) set a boat or ship free from its moorings. Main Entry: ↑cast … English terms dictionary
cast-off — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ abandoned or discarded. ► NOUN ▪ a cast off garment … English terms dictionary
cast off — index abandon (physically leave), abandon (relinquish), defect, derelict (abandoned), disencumber, disown ( … Law dictionary
cast off — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you cast off something, you get rid of it because it is no longer necessary or useful to you, or because it is harmful to you. [LITERARY] → See also cast off [V P n (not pron)] The essay exhorts women to cast off their… … English dictionary
cast off — phrasal verb Word forms cast off : present tense I/you/we/they cast off he/she/it casts off present participle casting off past tense cast off past participle cast off 1) [transitive] to get rid of someone or something It took many years for… … English dictionary
cast off — {v.} 1a. or[cast loose] To unfasten; untie; let loose (as a rope holding a boat). * /The captain of the boat cast off the line and we were soon out in open water./ 1b. To untie a rope holding a boat or something suggesting a boat. * /We cast off… … Dictionary of American idioms
cast off — {v.} 1a. or[cast loose] To unfasten; untie; let loose (as a rope holding a boat). * /The captain of the boat cast off the line and we were soon out in open water./ 1b. To untie a rope holding a boat or something suggesting a boat. * /We cast off… … Dictionary of American idioms