cast away

/kæsɾ əˈweɪ/

/kɑst əˈweɪ/

Other forms: casting away; casts away

Definitions of cast away

1. verb

   throw or cast away
   synonyms: cast aside, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out

   types:

   unlearn

   discard something previously learnt, like an old habit

   deep-six, give it the deep six

   toss out; get rid of

   jettison

   throw away, of something encumbering

   junk, scrap, trash

   dispose of (something useless or old)

   waste

   get rid of

   dump

   throw away as refuse

   retire

   dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

   abandon

   forsake; leave behind

   liquidize, sell out, sell up

   get rid of all one's merchandise

   de-access

   dispose of by selling

   close out

   terminate by selling off or disposing of

   chuck, ditch

   throw away

   dispense with

   forgo or do or go without

   forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive

   lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

   consign

   commit forever; commit irrevocably

   type of:

   get rid of, remove

   dispose of