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cast off

(FINISH) specialized phrasal verb with cast
 
/kɑːst/
 
US  /kæst/ verb (cast, cast)

Definition

in knitting, to use special stitches to finish the thing you are makingKnitting and sewing
(Definition of cast off (FINISH) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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