CAST ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Make the first row of stitches when knitting

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "cast on" is one way to...):

run up; sew; sew together; stitch (fasten by sewing; do needlework)

Domain category:

handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

cast off (make the last row of stitches when knitting)