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cast
[kast, kahst]
verb (used with object)
to throw or hurl; fling.
The gambler cast the dice.
to throw off or away.
He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket.
to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), especially in a cursory manner.
She cast her eyes down the page.
to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth.
to cast a soft light;
to cast a spell;
to cast doubts.
to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
Angling.
to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.).
The fisherman cast his line.
to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.).
He has often cast this brook.
to throw down or bring to the ground.
She cast herself on the sofa.
to part with; lose.
The horse cast a shoe.
to shed or drop (skin, antlers, fruit, etc.).
The snake cast its skin.
(of an animal) to bring forth (young), especially abortively.
to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss.
He cast the problem from his mind.
to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.
to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
to put or place, especially hastily or forcibly.
to cast someone in prison.
to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
to cast blessings upon someone.
to make suitable or accordant; tailor.
He cast his remarks to fit the occasion.
Theater.
to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
to allot a role to (an actor).
to assign an actor to (a role).
to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden.
to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden.
to tap (a blast furnace).
to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.
to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.
to turn or twist; warp.
Nautical., to turn the head of (a vessel), especially away from the wind in getting under way.
Fox Hunting., (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox.
Archaic., to contrive, devise, or plan.
Obsolete., to ponder.
verb (used without object)
to throw.
to receive form in a mold.
to calculate or add.
to conjecture; forecast.
(of hounds) to search an area for scent.
The setter cast, but found no scent.
to warp, as timber.
Nautical., (of a vessel) to turn, especially to get the head away from the wind; tack.
to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
Obsolete.
to consider.
to plan or scheme.
noun
act of casting or throwing.
that which is thrown.
the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
Games.
a throw of dice.
the number rolled.
Angling.
act of throwing a line or net onto the water.
a spot for casting a fishing line; a fishing place.
Theater., the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.
Hunting., a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.
a ride offered on one's way; lift.
the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.
Metallurgy.
act of casting or founding.
the quantity of metal cast at one time.
something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting.
an impression or mold made from something.
Medicine/Medical., a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
outward form; shape; appearance.
(of people) distinctive sort, type, or character; mold; stamp.
The bars were teeming with twenty-somethings of the trust-fund hipster cast. He modeled himself after the cast of his piano teacher, who was an exemplar of self-discipline.
a permanent twist or turn.
to have a cast in one's eye.
a warp.
a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade.
A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast.
a dash or trace; a small amount.
Mathematics., computation; calculation; addition.
a prediction; forecast.
Zoology., something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
Ornithology., pellet.
Falconry., a pair of hawks put in flight together.
Pathology., effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
low-grade, irregular wool.
adjective
(of an animal, especially a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.
verb phrase
cast up
to add up; compute.
to vomit; eject.
Chiefly Scot., to turn up; appear.
cast about
to look, as to find something; search; seek.
We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation.
to scheme; plan.
He cast about how he could avoid work.
cast back, to refer to something past; revert to.
The composer casts back to his earlier work.
cast off., castoff.
cast away
Also cast aside. to reject; discard.
to shipwreck.
to throw away; squander.
He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.
cast on, to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting.
cast down, to lower; humble.
cast out, to force out; expel; eject.
cast
/ kɑːst /
verb
to throw or expel with violence or force
to throw off or away
she cast her clothes to the ground
to reject or dismiss
he cast the idea from his mind
to shed or drop
the snake cast its skin
the horse cast a shoe
the ship cast anchor
(of a sheep) to have fallen and been unable to rise
to cause to appear
to cast a shadow
to express (doubts, suspicions, etc) or cause (them) to be felt
to direct (a glance, attention, etc)
cast your eye over this
to place, esp in a violent manner
he was cast into prison
(also intr) angling to throw (a line) into the water
to draw or choose (lots)
to give or deposit (a vote)
to select (actors) to play parts in (a play, film, etc)
to shape (molten metal, glass, etc) by pouring or pressing it into a mould
to make (an object) by such a process
to compute (figures or a total)
to predict
the old woman cast my fortune
astrology to draw on (a horoscope) details concerning the positions of the planets in the signs of the zodiac at a particular time for interpretation in terms of human characteristics, behaviour,
to contrive (esp in the phrase cast a spell )
to formulate
he cast his work in the form of a chart
(also intr) to twist or cause to twist
(also intr) nautical to turn the head of (a sailing vessel) or (of a sailing vessel) to be turned away from the wind in getting under way
hunting to direct (a pack of hounds) over (ground) where their quarry may recently have passed
(intr) (of birds of prey) to eject from the crop and bill a pellet consisting of the indigestible parts of birds or animals previously eaten
falconry to hold the body of a hawk between the hands so as to perform some operation upon it
printing to stereotype or electrotype
to share in the activities or fortunes of (someone else)
noun
the act of casting or throwing
Also called: casting. something that is shed, dropped, or egested, such as the coil of earth left by an earthworm
another name for pellet
an object that is thrown
the distance an object is or may be thrown
a throw at dice
the resulting number shown
angling
a trace with a fly or flies attached
the act or an instance of casting
the wide sweep made by a sheepdog to get behind a flock of sheep or by a hunting dog in search of a scent
the actors in a play collectively
( as modifier )
a cast list
an object made of metal, glass, etc, that has been shaped in a molten state by being poured or pressed into a mould
the mould used to shape such an object
form or appearance
sort, kind, or style
a fixed twist or defect, esp in the eye
a distortion of shape
surgery a rigid encircling casing, often made of plaster of Paris, for immobilizing broken bones while they heal
pathol a mass of fatty, waxy, cellular, or other material formed in a diseased body cavity, passage, etc
the act of casting a pack of hounds
falconry a pair of falcons working in combination to pursue the same quarry
archery the speed imparted to an arrow by a particular bow
a slight tinge or trace, as of colour
a computation or calculation
a forecast or conjecture
fortune or a stroke of fate
palaeontol a replica of an organic object made of nonorganic material, esp a lump of sediment that indicates the internal or external surface of a shell or skeleton
palaeontol a sedimentary structure representing the infilling of a mark or depression in a soft layer of sediment (or bed)
Other Word Forms
- castable adjective
- castability noun
- subcast noun
- uncast adjective
- well-cast adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of cast1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cast1
Idioms and Phrases
at a single cast, through a single action or event.
He bankrupted himself at a single cast.
More idioms and phrases containing cast
- die is cast
Example Sentences
An Orange County woman faces five felony charges after she was accused of paw-litical fraud by registering her dog to vote and illegally casting ballots for the pooch in two elections, authorities said.
Especially with “Alien,” a franchise where a decision to cast a woman in a role originally written for a man made it iconic.
That the audience is made privy to this deceit, including how Dennis forced his way into Roman’s life, casts a complex tension on their subsequent heart-to-hearts.
It’s left to the cast to do the best sales job with this underdeveloped material.
It didn't specify what these savings would be and at the time the Institute for Fiscal Studies cast doubt that on this figure.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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