Cast away

Synonyms for "cast away" (72 found)

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Closest matches (15)

abandonbeachblowbreak groundcastcast asidecast loosecast offcat the anchorchuckconsultconsume
Verb(3 words)
cast asidecast outchuck out

Strong matches (21)

deep sixdeep-sixdiscarddispose ofdissipateditchdriveldrop the mooringdumpeighty sixeighty-sixeliminatefool awayfritterget quit ofget rid ofget shut of
Verb(3 words)
Noun(1 words)

Related words (36)

give awaygroundjettisonjiltloose for seamaroonpart withpile uprejectremoveridrun agroundshipwrecksloughsquanderstrandtake the groundthrow awaythrow outthrow over
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throw overboardtoss overboardtrifle awayunmoorup-anchorwasteweigh anchorwreck
Verb(7 words)
junkput awaythrow awaythrow outtosstoss awaytoss out
Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
get rid ofremovewaste

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage.

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The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat.

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Intelligence has been received at Hong Kong of the total loss of the ship Libelle while on a voyage to that port from San Francisco, having on board a valuable cargo and specie to the extent of £76,000 in dollars, and a number of passengers, among whom were Madame Anna Bishop, Miss Phelan, Mr. M. Schrutz, and Mr. Charles Lascelles, of the English Opera Company, who, with other artists, were on a musical tour. The ship was cast away on the night of the 4th of March, on an uninhabited and dangerous reef called Wake Island, in the China Seas.

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If you want to change a class member inside a const member function, the traditional approach is to cast away constness by saying (X*)this.

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