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cast away

verb

  1. To discard.

    "She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage."

  2. To abandon or maroon.

    "The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat."

  3. To eliminate by means of a cast operation.

Synonymsdiscard, dispose, eliminate, get rid of, throw away

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