cast-off

adjective

1. prenominal thrown away; abandoned

   cast-off shoes

noun

1. a person or thing that has been discarded or abandoned
2. printing an estimate of the amount of space that a piece of copy will occupy when printed in a particular size and style of type

verb

1. to remove (mooring lines) that hold (a vessel) to a dock
2. to knot (a row of stitches, esp the final row) in finishing off knitted or woven material
3. printing to estimate the amount of space that will be taken up by (a book, piece of copy, etc) when it is printed in a particular size and style of type
4. intr (in Scottish country dancing) to perform a progressive movement during which each partner of a couple dances separately behind one line of the set and then reunites with the other in their original position in the set or in a new position

Example Sentences

It prompts, in turn, an intriguing interrogation of what sexual abuse victims — especially those who are already cast off as outsiders like Alma — endure when they want to tell the truth and own their story.

From Los Angeles Times

It remains to be seen if this new stance will be enough for her to cast off the “failed border czar” label, given that Republicans will no doubt continue to hammer home that image all the way to election day.

From BBC

Leaves of drought-resistant plants that were once a regular dish before being cast off as weeds are returning to dinner tables.

From Seattle Times

He emerged as a fiery Nation of Islam minister with a message that Black people should cast off white oppression “by any means necessary,” before later splitting from the Nation of Islam and renouncing racial separatism.

From Seattle Times

Also, when “The Bachelor” jetted its cast off to Malta, he described the city as having “that old-school vibe to it.”

From Salon

Related Words

• discarded