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Cast adrift
Verb
Word Frequency:
0.1
Definitions
1.
Verb
To abandon a ship at sea
"We cast adrift the burning sloop to await its fate."
2.
Verb
To place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave them
"Captain Bligh and some loyal crewmen were cast adrift in the middle of the Pacific."
Synonyms
set adrift
cast away
abandon ship
abandon
ship out
cast off
loosen
put to sea
jump ship
aband
strand
uncast
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