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Noun: castaway  'kãs-tu,wey
  1. A person who is rejected (from society or home)
    - outcast, pariah, Ishmael
     
  2. A shipwrecked person
    - shipwreck survivor
Verb: cast away  kãst u'wey
  1. Throw or cast away
    "cast away your worries";
    - discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, put away

Derived forms: cast away, casts away, castaways, casting away

Type of: abandoned person, get rid of, remove, unfortunate, unfortunate person

Encyclopedia: Castaway

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