cast on

cast on
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
(in knitting) to put the first row of stitches on a needle
Main entry:castderived

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