verb
make the first row of stitches when knitting
• Ant: ↑cast off
• Topics: ↑handicraft
• Hypernyms: ↑sew, ↑run up, ↑sew together, ↑stitch
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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transitive verb : to place (stitches) on a knitting needle for beginning or enlarging knitted work
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cast on
(in knitting, etc) to make stitches
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Main Entry: ↑cast
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ˌcast ˈon [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they cast on he/she/it casts on present participle casting on past tense cast on past participle cast on] phrasal verb
to start a piece of knitting by making the first row of stitches
Thesaurus: knitting and crochethyponym
Main entry: cast
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cast on (or cast something on)
Knitting make the first row of a specified number of loops on the needle
cast on and knit a few rows of stockinette stitch
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cast on [phrasal verb]
: to place stitches on a knitting needle
I was having trouble casting on, but I think I have it now.
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Main Entry: ↑cast
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ˌcast ˈon | ˌcast sthˈon derived
Useful english dictionary. 2012.