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Cast about for
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Meaning:
Try to find something
Example:
They're CASTING ABOUT FOR support.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Cast around for
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Meaning:
Try to find something
Example:
She was CASTING AROUND FOR people to help her.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Cast aside
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Meaning:
Dispose, get rid of, ignore because you no longer like something or someone
Example:
He CAST her ASIDE.
Notes:
- Separable [optional]
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- Separable [optional]
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Cast off
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Meaning:
Dispose, get rid of
Example:
They CAST OFF any semblance of politeness and attacked us viciously.
Notes:
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Cast off
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Meaning:
Untie a boat so it's free to sail
Example:
They CAST OFF and headed out to sea.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- International English
- Intransitive
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Cast out
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Meaning:
Expel, reject
Example:
They CAST him OUT because of his behaviour.
Notes:
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Cast round for
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Meaning:
Try to find something
Example:
He CAST ROUND FOR any sign of his things.
Notes:
- Inseparable
- International English
- Inseparable
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Cast up
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Meaning:
Be left on the shore by the sea
Example:
The rubbish was CAST UP by the tide.
Notes:
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