cast off

cast off
1. transitive verb
1) ablegen [alte Kleider]
2) (Naut.) losmachen
2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) ablegen
* * *
1) (to untie (the mooring lines of a boat).) vom Land abstoßen
2) ((also cast aside) to reject as unwanted.) verwerfen
3) (in knitting, to finish (the final row of stitches).) abketten
* * *
◆ cast off
I. vt
▪ to \cast off sb/sth ⇆ off jdn/etw loswerden; (free oneself of) sich akk von jdm/etw befreien
to \cast off off friends sich akk von Freunden lossagen
2. (knitting)
to \cast off off stitches Maschen abketten
3. (dated: throw off)
▪ to \cast off off ⇆ sth etw abwerfen
4. NAUT
▪ to \cast off off ⇆ sth ropes, lines etw losmachen
II. vi NAUT ablegen
* * *
1. vt sep
1) (= get rid of) abwerfen; friends fallen lassen
2) stitches abketten
3) (NAUT) losmachen
2. vi
1) (NAUT) losmachen
2) (KNITTING) abketten
* * *
cast off
A v/t
1. ein Kleidungsstück abwerfen
2. Kleidung ablegen, ausrangieren
3. einen Freund etc fallen lassen
4. Stricken: Maschen abnehmen
5. TYPO den Umfang eines Buchs etc berechnen
6. SCHIFF losmachen
B v/i SCHIFF ablegen, losmachen
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) ablegen [alte Kleider]
2) (Naut.) losmachen
2. intransitive verb
(Naut.) ablegen

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