cast off

(LEAVE) — phrasal verb with cast

/kɑːst/

/kæst/ verb (cast, cast)

Definition

› If a boat casts off, it leaves the shore: The ship was scheduled to cast off at 8 p.m.Arriving and departing by boat or ship

(Definition of cast off (LEAVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Browse related topics

You are looking at an entry to do with Arriving & departing by boat or ship, but you might be interested in these topics from the Nautical terms & seafaring topic area:

Browse the Dictionary

cast around/about phrasal verb
cast iron noun
cast noun (ACTORS)
cast noun (SHAPE)
cast off phrasal verb (FINISH)
cast off phrasal verb (LEAVE)
cast on phrasal verb
cast pearls before swine idiom
cast sb/sth aside/off phrasal verb
cast sb/sth out phrasal verb
cast verb (ACTORS)

Browse the Thesaurus

“cast off” in other dictionaries

American English

See all results »

See all phrasal verb results »

SMART Thesaurus

Synonyms and related words:

Topic: Arriving & departing by boat or ship

Word of the Day

hold water

If a reason, argument or explanation holds water, it is true

Word of the Day ►

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More ►

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.