cast+aside

  • 51To cast the water — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 52To cast up — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53aside — a|side1 [ ə saıd ] adverb ** used for telling someone that what you are mentioning is not as important as what you are going to say next: You re right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work? aside from 1. )… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 54cast out — Synonyms and related words: abrupt, abstract, alienate, ban, banish, bicker, blackball, boot out, bounce, cast, cast off, caterwaul, chuck, chuck out, clear, clear away, clear out, clear the decks, cut, cut adrift, cut off, cut out, defenestrate …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 55aside — I UK [əˈsaɪd] / US adverb ** used for telling someone that what you are mentioning is not as important as what you are going to say next You re right to mention her home circumstances, but that aside, how is her school work? • brush/sweep/cast… …

    English dictionary

  • 56cast — [c]/kast / (say kahst) verb (cast, casting) –verb (t) 1. to throw; fling; hurl (away, off, out, etc.) 2. to throw off or away. 3. to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.) 4. to cause (light, etc.) to fall upon something or in a certain direction. 5.… …

  • 57cast*/ — [kɑːst] (past tense and past participle cast) verb I 1) [T] to choose an actor for a particular part, or to choose all the actors for a particular play, film etc She was always cast as a mother.[/ex] 2) [T] to make light or a shadow appear in a… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 58cast off — 1. Reject, discard, abandon, forsake, renounce, lay aside, cast by, cast away, throw away, throw by, get rid of. 2. (Naut.) Loose, untie, let go, let slip …

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  • 59cast — v 1. throw, toss, dart, shy, chuck, pitch; hurl, dash, sling, let fly, send, launch; fling, flirt, heave, jerk, cant, shoot, catapult. 2. disseminate, scatter, spread, bespread, strew, bestrew, sow, broadcast; distribute, disperse, circulate;… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 60cast-off — adjective Date: 1613 thrown away or aside • castoff noun …

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