/ Dictionary / Index C castaway: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cast•a•way Pronunciation: (kast'u-wā", käst'-), [key] — n. a shipwrecked person. anything cast adrift or thrown away. an outcast. —adj. cast adrift. thrown away. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: castaway (Thesaurus) castanet caste Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language