Phrasal Verbs
- 1to undo the ropes that are holding a boat in a fixed position, in order to sail away
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- 2(in knitting) to remove stitches from the needles in a way that forms an edge that will not come undone
to get rid of something because you no longer want or need it The town is still trying to cast off its dull image.