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casts adrift

casts adrift is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 casts adrift

What is casts adrift the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Casts adrift is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cast adrift.

Words near casts adrift in the dictionary

  1. castrum
  2. casts
  3. casts a chill
  4. casts a shadow
  5. casts about
  6. casts adrift
  7. casts anchor
  8. casts around
  9. casts aside
  10. casts aspersions
  11. casts away

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