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1. transitive verb get rid of somebody or something: to reject or abandon somebody or something regarded as no longer useful or attractive
 I cast off that old coat years ago.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb nautical untie mooring lines: to untie the ropes securing a boat to its mooring so that it can move away
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3. transitive and intransitive verb handicraft finish knitting: to make the last row of stitches in a piece of knitting by looping each stitch over the next and removing it from the needle
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4. transitive and intransitive verb publishing fit text: to calculate the amount of space a piece of text will take up when it has been typeset
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