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castaway

[ kast-uh-wey, kahst- ]
/ ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst- /
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noun
a shipwrecked person.
anything cast adrift or thrown away.
an outcast.
adjective
cast adrift.
thrown away.
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Origin of castaway

First recorded in 1520–30; noun, adj. use of verb phrase cast away
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British Dictionary definitions for castaway

castaway
/ (ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ) /

noun
a person who has been shipwrecked
something thrown off or away; castoff
adjective (prenominal)
shipwrecked or put adrift
thrown away or rejected
verb cast away
(tr, adverb; often passive) to cause (a ship, person, etc) to be shipwrecked or abandoned
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Idioms and Phrases with castaway

cast away

1

Also, cast aside. Discard, reject, as in He picked a book, then cast it aside, or She cast away all thoughts of returning home. [Early 1400s]

2

Squander, waste, as in She cast away a fortune on jewelry. Shakespeare used this idiom in King John (2:1): “France, hast thou yet more blood to cast away?” [Early 1500s]

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