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cast up
cast someone or something up
[for the waves] to bring up and deposit someone or something on the shore. The waves cast the wreckage up, and it was found on the shore. The waves cast up the wreckage of a boat.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Anna | | ['ænə] | |
Clark | | KLAHRK | English |
ZacarÍAs | | thah-kah-REE-ahs (Spanish), sah-kah-REE-ahs (Latin American Spanish) | Spanish |
Luke | | LOOK (English) | English, Biblical |
Auxentius | | - | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
Routh | | - | Biblical Greek |