English > cast off: 2 senses > verb 1, contactMeaning | Get rid of. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
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Synonyms | shed, cast, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop |
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Narrower | abscise | shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue |
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autotomize, autotomise | Cause a body part to undergo autotomy |
exfoliate | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters |
shed, molt, exuviate, moult, slough | cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers |
Broader | remove, take, take away, withdraw | Remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract |
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Spanish | arrojar, dejar caer, despojarse, librarse de, mudar, quitarse de encima, quitarse, sacudirse algo, tirar, vaciar |
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Catalan | desfer-se de, mudar de, treure's |
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