cast on

Speech parts

1. cast on - Noun

2. cast on - Verb

Meaning

make the first row of stitches when knitting

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

cast-on

Synonyms

amount stage mounted ride riding overlap mounting pitched staging stitch sew whisk set up edit hemstitch

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Antonyms

material matter composition substance achromatism cast-off

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Hypernyms

stitch sew run up sew together

Examples

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James Baldwin

Under the ominous shadow which the second World War and its attendant circumstances have cast on the world, peace has become as essential to civilized existence as the air we breathe is to life itself. Cordell Hull

As long as politics is the shadow cast on society by big business, the attenuation of the shadow will not change the substance. John Dewey

I write only for my shadow which is cast on the wall in front of the light. I must introduce myself to it. Sadegh Hedayat

Lying under this spell you cast on me Each moment The more I love you. Dave Matthews

I don't have any children, but if I had a baby, I would have to name it so I'd buy a baby naming book. Or I would invite somebody over who had a cast on. Mitch Hedberg

Close letter words and terms

cast of thousands cast off from cast oil on troubled waters cast one's mind back to cast one's vote cast out