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Meanings of cast on in English

Make the first row of stitches when knitting.

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Examples for "cast off"
Examples for "cast off"
1
Say two hours and ten minutes after we cast off from here.
On the Beach
2
They reached the boat; and she cast off from the great ship.
Captain Blood
3
I thought, however, that I had cast off every trace of it.'
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Ho...
4
The boats took the water in orderly fashion, and were cast off.
Where the Blue Begins
5
Flags were hoisted and amid general cheering the moorings were cast off.
The River War: An Account of the Reconquest of the Sudan
Usage of cast on in English
1
I was feeling quite smug about the spell I'd cast on her.
A taste of magic
2
Heck Bast had hit him with the cast on his right hand.
The talisman
3
Theresa finished her second bootee and cast on stitches for a sweater.
Witch Week
4
She sported what appeared to be a cast on her left arm.
The Irish Times
5
If we're cast on our own resources, we have to be resourceful.
Anvil of stars
6
That piece of ingenuity was bread cast on the water for Migwan.
The Camp Fire Girls at School; Or, The Wohelo Weavers
7
But a load of apprehension seemed to be cast on the soldiers.
Shelled by an Unseen Foe
8
If no adventurer were cast on the undiscovered island-itwould remain undiscovered.
Aesop's Fables; a new translation
9
Gard finished her own mug and examined the cast on her arm.
Side Jobs
10
She cast on us a malicious and furious look as she said:
Original Short Stories — Volume 13
11
They only can break the spell that has been cast on us.
The Grey Fairy Book
12
Other species, members of the same genera, are cast on shore dead.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
13
More than any other American poet, he has cast on the reader
History of American Literature
14
After touching at Tubuai, they were cast on the reef surrounding Maurua.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
15
Several vessels went down at their anchors, others were cast on shore.
A Yacht Voyage Round England
16
Meantime a boat's oar and some line had been cast on shore.
The Three Midshipmen
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Cast on through the time
Cast on across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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