verb
throw or cast away (Freq. 2)
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Put away your worries
• Syn:
↑discard, ↑fling, ↑toss, ↑toss out, ↑toss away, ↑chuck out, ↑dispose, ↑throw out, ↑cast out, ↑throw away, ↑cast away, ↑put away
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disposition (for: ↑dispose), ↑disposal (for: ↑dispose), ↑fling (for: ↑fling), ↑discard (for: ↑discard)
• Hypernyms: ↑get rid of, ↑remove
• Hyponyms:
↑unlearn, ↑deep-six, ↑give it the deep six, ↑jettison, ↑trash, ↑junk, ↑scrap, ↑waste, ↑dump, ↑retire, ↑abandon, ↑sell out, ↑sell up, ↑liquidize, ↑de-access, ↑close out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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ˌcast a ˈside [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast aside he/she/it casts aside present participle casting aside past tense cast aside past participle cast aside] phrasal verb
to get rid of someone or something because it is no longer interesting or valuable to you
Thesaurus: to get rid of something or someonesynonym to end a friendship or relationshipsynonym remove by cuttinghyponym
Main entry: cast
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discard or reject
they cast aside the principles of their youth
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cast aside [phrasal verb]
She tried to cast aside her worries and enjoy the party.
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Main Entry: ↑cast
Useful english dictionary. 2012.