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casting adrift

casting adrift is the present participle and gerund of cast adrift.

Meaning of cast adrift

Verb

cast adrift (third-person singular simple present casts adrift, present participle casting adrift, simple past and past participle cast adrift)

  1. (transitive) To abandon a ship at sea
    • We cast adrift the burning sloop to await its fate.
  2. (transitive) 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.

Questions about casting adrift

What is casting adrift the present participle and gerund of?
Casting adrift is the present participle and gerund of cast adrift.

Words near casting adrift in the dictionary

  1. Castines
  2. casting
  3. casting a chill
  4. casting a shadow
  5. casting about
  6. casting adrift
  7. casting agent
  8. casting agents
  9. casting anchor
  10. casting around
  11. casting aside

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