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English / phrasal verb

Cast up

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To wash ashore by waves; or to calculate/tally accounts, or to dredge up past events

In context

01

The strong ocean waves cast up weathered shells and driftwood onto the silent shore.

02

In his twilight years, the philosopher cast up his life's accounts and realized kindness mattered most.

Synonyms

Wash ashore,tally,calculate

Antonyms

Submerge,sink,disregard

Collocations

Cast up on shore,cast up the total,cast up old grievances

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗