cast away[verb]Synonyms: waste, blow, consume, dissipate, fool (away), fritter, frivol away, squander, throw away, trifle (away), shipwreck, beach, pile up, strand, wreck
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cast away phrasal verb [usually passive] (
see also cast)
to be left alone on a lonely shore or island because your ship has sunk:
If you were cast away on a desert island, what would you miss most? [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲