offcast
offcast · offcasts · offcast / offcasted · offcasting
To cast off; shedTo cast off; shed.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To cast off; shed.
(transitive)To remove from the cast of a production.
Origin
From Middle English ofcasten, equivalent to off- + cast. Cognate with Danish afkaste (“toFrom Middle English ofcasten, equivalent to off- + cast. Cognate with Danish afkaste (“to shed”), Swedish avkasta (“to crop, throw off, yield”). The noun is possibly derived from Middle English ofcast (“the refuse of plants”).
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Forms
offcasts, offcasting, offcast, offcastLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle