cast-off
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- adjective
- /ˈkæstˌɔf/
:
desechado
- The charity collected cast-off items from the community, including clothes and furniture that were no longer wanted.
- cast-off clothing
Examples
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After the event, the park was filled with cast-off decorations and trash that needed to be cleaned up.
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"Do you want to try?" Reiko sat up straight; her eyes sparkled, and she shed her weariness like a cast-off garment.
Fiction book (2002) -
Factor in the countless other satellites, cast-off rocket stages, and other man-made objects that have been put into orbit in the decades since, and that, in a nutshell, is the space debris problem.
Blog text (6) -
He stopped, confused, as Yuri turned up at his elbow, listlessly asking if he could use his hunting bow while he was gone; his own was too short for him, and he needed a heavier pull than Bogdan's old cast-off.
Fiction book (1992) -
The artist uses cast-off materials to create unique sculptures that highlight the beauty of discarded things.
Synonyms
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Something people put in the trash because they do not want it
No longer wanted and thrown away
Not wanted and often given away
Antonyms
How Unwanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cast-off comes from the simple parts cast (meaning 'to throw') and off (meaning 'away'), so as an adjective it describes something 'thrown away' or no longer wanted.