CASTAWAY


Meaning of CASTAWAY in English

I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: from past participle of cast away

1. : cast off as of no value : thrown away : rejected

2.

a. : cast adrift or cast ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck

b. : thrown out or left without friends or resources : outcast

II. noun

( -s )

1. : one who has been cast away, cast off, or rejected

castaways from God — E.F.Burr

2. archaic : a disqualified person

I keep under by body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway — 1 Cor 9:27 Authorized Version

3. : one cast away at sea : a shipwrecked person

4. : one cast out by society : outcast

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