cast

Definitions of cast in various dictionaries:

noun - the actors in a play

noun - container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

noun - the distinctive form in which a thing is made

noun - the visual appearance of something or someone

noun - bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal

noun - object formed by a mold

noun - the act of throwing dice

noun - the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

noun - a violent throw

verb - put or send forth

verb - deposit

verb - select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet

verb - throw forcefully

verb - assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors

verb - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

verb - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold

verb - get rid of

verb - choose at random

verb - formulate in a particular style or language

verb - eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

To throw (something, especially something light): The angler cast the line.

To shed; molt.

To throw forth; drop: cast anchor.

To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.

To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).

To turn or direct: All eyes were cast upon the speaker.

To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction, as if by throwing: candles casting light; cast aspersions on my character; findings that cast doubt on our hypothesis.

To bestow; confer: “The government I cast upon my brother” (Shakespeare).

To roll or throw (dice, for example).

To draw (lots).

To give birth to prematurely: The cow cast a calf.

To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.

To choose actors for (a play, for example).

To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.

To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.

To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.

To give a form to; arrange: decided to cast the book in three parts.

To contrive; devise: cast a plan.

To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).

To calculate astrologically: cast my horoscope.

To warp; twist: floorboards cast by age.

To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.

To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.

To add a column of figures; make calculations.

To make a conjecture or a forecast.

To receive form or shape in a mold.

To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.

Nautical.

To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.

To put about; tack.

To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.

To estimate; conjecture.

The act or an instance of casting or throwing.

The distance thrown.

A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.

The line or net thrown.

A throw of dice.

The number thrown.

A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.

A direction or expression of the eyes.

A slight squint.

Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.

The addition of a column of figures; calculation.

A conjecture; a forecast.

The act of pouring molten material into a mold.

The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.

Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.

An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold: a cast of her face made in plaster.

A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation.

The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement: the close-set cast of her features.

Outward form or look; appearance: a suit of stylish cast.

Sort; type: fancied himself to be of a macho cast.

An inclination; tendency: her thoughtful cast of mind.

The actors in a theatrical presentation.

A slight trace of color; a tinge.

A distortion of shape.

The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.

A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.

To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.

To devise means; contrive: cast about for new ways to proceed.

To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.

To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.

To make the last row of stitches in knitting.

To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.

adj - to throw with force [v CAST, CASTING, CASTS] : CASTABLE