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
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Other Idioms and Phrases with castaway
cast away
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]
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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