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cast away vs deep-six

deep-six vs cast away

cast away and deep-six both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cast away No No Yes No
deep-six No No Yes No
As verbs, deep-six is a hyponym of cast away; that is, deep-six is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cast away:
  • cast away: throw or cast away
  • deep-six: toss out; get rid of
Other hyponyms of cast away include unlearn, give it the deep six, jettison, junk, scrap, trash, waste, dump, retire, abandon, liquidize, sell out, sell up, de-access, close out.
cast away (verb) deep-six (verb)
throw or cast away throw from a boat
toss out; get rid of
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