Phrase guide

cast out

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To drive out; to expel.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

throw or cast away

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Put away your worries

Meaning relationships

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

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get rid of, remove

Narrower terms: 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

3

verb

Meaning 3

expel from a community or group

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: banish, ban, ostracize, ostracise, shun, blackball

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: አስወጣ (ʾäswäṭa) — Translations
  • Dutch: verjagen — Translations
  • Dutch: verdrijven — Translations
  • French: chasser — Translations
  • French: expulser — Translations
  • Japanese: 追い出す (oidasu) — Translations
  • Russian: изгонять (izgonjatʹ) — Translations
  • Spanish: arrojado — Translations