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   cast

   /kɑːst/

   verb

   • 1. cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface: "the moon cast a pale light over the cottages" Similar emitgive offsend outsend forthshedradiatediffusespread outformcreatemakeproducecauseprojectthrow
   • ▪ cause (uncertainty or disapproval) to be associated with something: "journalists cast doubt on the government's version of events"
   • 2. register (a vote): "votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats" Similar registerrecordenterfilelodgepostset downvoteallotassigngive
   • 3. throw (a net, or the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water: "the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna"
   • ▪ let down (an anchor or sounding line).
   • 4. throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction: literary "he cast the book down on to the chair angrily" Similar throwtossflingpitchhurlbowldashshyloblaunchfliplet flydirectdischargeprojectpropelsendinformal:chuckheaveslingbung
   • ▪ direct (one's eyes or a look) at something: "she cast down her eyes" Similar directshootturnthrowsenddartbestowgive
   • 5. shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten: "when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools" Similar mouldfashionformshapemodelsculptsculptureframeforgecarvemakecreatebuildmanufacture
   • ▪ make (a moulded object) by casting metal: "a bell was cast for the church"
   • ▪ arrange and present in a specified form or style: "he issued statements cast in tones of reason"
   • 6. cause (a magic spell) to take effect: "the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast"
   • 7. display (video or audio content from a computer, phone, or other device) on a television screen, usually via a wireless connection, without mirroring the screen of the device: "the app can cast your device's photos and videos"
   • 8. shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth: "the antlers are cast each year" Similar sheddiscardslough offthrow offget rid oflet falllet dropmoultpeel offtechnical:exuviate
   • ▪ (of a horse) lose (a shoe).
   • 9. calculate and record details of (a horoscope): "you can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth" Similar calculatedevisecomputereckondetermineassesswork outformulaterecordwritepredictforecastforetellforeseeprophesy
   • 10. (in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing: "cross the set and cast down one place"
   • 11. (of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent: "the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit"
   • ▪ let loose (hounds) on a scent: "casting the hounds into cover, we stood and listened"
   • 12. immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

   noun

   • 1. an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould: "bronze casts of the sculpture"
   • ▪ a mould used to make an object by casting: "the artist's casts and moulds became the property of the museum" Similar castingreplicacopymodelrepresentationmock-upimitationreproductionduplicate
   • ▪ a bandage stiffened with plaster of Paris, moulded to the shape of a limb that is broken and used to support and protect it: "I had to spend a month in a cast"
   • 2. an act of throwing something forcefully: "he grabbed a spear for a third cast"
   • ▪ a throw of a fishing line: "I swung the rod out for a cast"
   • ▪ the leader of a fishing line. British
   • ▪ a throw or a number thrown at dice: archaic "'tis no winning cast" Similar throwtossflingpitchhurlshylobflipinformal:chuckheaveslingbunggo
   • 3. the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion: "she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance"
   • ▪ the character of something: "this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine" Similar typesortkindvarietyclassstylestampnaturemannerpatterngrainmouldilkkidneystrainbrandgenreturninclinationbent
   • 4. a slight squint: "he had a cast in one eye" Similar squintcross-eyesinformal:boss-eyetechnical:strabismus
   • 5. short for worm cast
   • ▪ a pellet regurgitated by a hawk or owl.
   • 6. a wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.
   • ▪ a wide sweep made by a sheepdog in mustering sheep. Australian, New Zealand
   • 7. a pair or group of hawks or falcons: rare "he gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse kasta ‘to cast or throw’.

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