cast
verb
[ kɑːst ]
• cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface.
• "the moon cast a pale light over the cottages"
Similar:
emit,
give off,
send out,
send forth,
shed,
radiate,
diffuse,
spread out,
form,
create,
make,
produce,
cause,
project,
throw,
• register (a vote).
• "votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats"
Similar:
register,
record,
enter,
file,
lodge,
post,
set down,
vote,
allot,
assign,
give,
• throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.
• throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction.
• "he cast the book down on to the chair angrily"
Similar:
throw,
toss,
fling,
pitch,
hurl,
bowl,
dash,
shy,
lob,
launch,
flip,
let fly,
direct,
discharge,
project,
propel,
send,
chuck,
heave,
sling,
bung,
• shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten.
• "when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools"
Similar:
mould,
fashion,
form,
shape,
model,
sculpt,
sculpture,
frame,
forge,
carve,
make,
create,
build,
manufacture,
• cause (a magic spell) to take effect.
• "the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast"
• shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth.
• "the antlers are cast each year"
Similar:
shed,
discard,
slough off,
throw off,
get rid of,
let fall,
let drop,
moult,
peel off,
exuviate,
• calculate and record details of (a horoscope).
• "you can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth"
Similar:
calculate,
devise,
compute,
reckon,
determine,
assess,
work out,
formulate,
record,
write,
predict,
forecast,
foretell,
foresee,
prophesy,
• (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"
• (of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent.
• "the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit"
• immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.
cast
noun
• an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould.
• "bronze casts of the sculpture"
• an act of throwing something forcefully.
• "he grabbed a spear for a third cast"
• the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion.
• "she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance"
• a slight squint.
• "he had a cast in one eye"
• short for worm cast.
• a wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.
• a pair or group of hawks or falcons.
• "he gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Norse kasta ‘to cast or throw’.
cast
noun
• the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production.
• "he draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast"
cast
verb
• assign a part in a play or film to (an actor).
• "he was cast as a young knight in her lavish historical epic"
Origin:
mid 17th century: a special use of cast1 in cast1 (sense 5 of the verb).
