Definitions of cast [æst, kɑst]

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Definition of 'cast'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) cast
to throw or hurl; fling:
to cast dice; to cast aside the newspaper.

2.  cast
to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.).

3.  cast
to cause to fall; put or send forth:
to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts.

4.  cast
to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.

5.  cast
to throw out (a fishing line, a net, bait, etc.).

6.  cast
to shed or drop:
The snake cast its skin.

7.  cast
(of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively.

8.  cast
to send off (a swarm), as bees do.

9.  cast
to set aside; reject; dismiss:
She cast the problem from her mind.

10.  cast
to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.

11.  cast
to put or place, esp. forcibly:
to cast someone in prison.

12.  cast
to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).

13.  cast
to bestow; confer:
to cast blessings.

14.  cast
to form or arrange; plan out:
He cast his remarks to fit the occasion.

15.  cast
to select actors for (a play, motion picture, etc.).

16.  cast
to assign a role to (an actor).

17.  cast
to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., into a mold and letting it harden.

18.  cast
to form (metal, plaster, etc.) by this process.

19.  cast
to compute, as a column of figures.

20.  cast
to calculate (a horoscope).

21.  cast
to turn or twist; warp.

22.  cast
to turn the head of (a ship), esp. away from the wind in getting under way.

23. (v.i.) cast
to throw.

24.  cast
to receive form in a mold.

25.  cast
to calculate or add.

26.  cast
to conjecture; forecast.

27.  cast
(of hounds) to search an area for scent.

28.  cast
to warp, as timber.

29.  cast
(of a ship) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind; tack.

30.  cast
to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.

31.  cast
Obs.

32.  cast
to consider.

33.  cast
to plan or scheme.

34.  cast
cast about or around,

35.  cast
to search; seek.

36.  cast
to devise a plan; scheme.

37.  cast
cast down, to lower; humble.

38.  cast
cast off,

39.  cast
to discard; reject.

40.  cast
to let go or let loose, as a ship from a mooring.

41.  cast
to estimate the space a typeset manuscript will occupy.

42.  cast
to complete a knitted fabric by looping over (the final stitches); bind off.

43.  cast
cast on, (in knitting) to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches.

44.  cast
cast out, to force to leave; expel; banish.

45. (n.) cast
the act of throwing.

46.  cast
that which is thrown.

47.  cast
the distance to which a thing may be thrown.

48.  cast
a throw of dice.

49.  cast
the number rolled.

50.  cast
the act of throwing a fishing line or net onto the water.

51.  cast
the group of performers in a play, motion picture, etc.; players.

52.  cast
a searching of an area by hounds for a scent.

53.  cast
a stroke of fortune; lot.

54.  cast
the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.

55.  cast
the act of founding.

56.  cast
the quantity of metal cast at one time.

57.  cast
something made in a mold; casting.

58.  cast
an impression or mold:
the cast of a fossil.

59.  cast
a rigid surgical dressing, usu. made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.

60.  cast
outward form; appearance:
of a sinister cast.

61.  cast
sort; kind; style:
a hero of the cast of Don Quixote.

62.  cast
tendency; inclination:
minds of a philosophical cast.

63.  cast
a permanent twist or turn:
to have a cast in one's eye.

64.  cast
a warp.

65.  cast
a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade:
a yellowish cast.

66.  cast
a dash or trace.

67.  cast
a computation; calculation.

68.  cast
a conjecture or forecast.

69.  cast
something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, feathers, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.

70.  cast
effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.

Etymology: (1175–1225; ME < ON kasta to throw)

Definition of 'cast'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae
the actors in a play

2. (noun) mold, mould, cast
container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens

3. (noun) cast, mold, mould, stamp
the distinctive form in which a thing is made
"pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"

4. (noun) form, shape, cast
the visual appearance of something or someone
"the delicate cast of his features"

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

6. (noun) cast, casting
object formed by a mold

7. (noun) cast, roll
the act of throwing dice

8. (noun) casting, cast
the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel

9. (verb) hurl, cast
a violent throw

10. (verb) project, cast, contrive, throw
put or send forth
"She threw the flashlight beam into the corner"; "The setting sun threw long shadows"; "cast a spell"; "cast a warm light"

11. (verb) cast
deposit
"cast a vote"; "cast a ballot"

12. (verb) cast
select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
"He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona"

13. (verb) hurl, hurtle, cast
throw forcefully

14. (verb) cast
assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
"Who cast this beautiful movie?"

15. (verb) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
"The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

16. (verb) cast, mold, mould
form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
"cast a bronze sculpture"

17. (verb) shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw away, drop
get rid of
"he shed his image as a pushy boss"; "shed your clothes"

18. (verb) draw, cast
choose at random
"draw a card"; "cast lots"

19. (verb) frame, redact, cast, put, couch
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"

20. (verb) vomit, vomit up, purge, cast, sick, cat, be sick, disgorge, regorge, retch, puke, barf, spew, spue, chuck, upchuck, honk, regurgitate, throw up
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
"After drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night"

Definition of 'cast'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) cast
to choose actors for parts
She's casting a new movie.

2.  cast
to throw a fishing net or line
fishermen casting their nets

3.  cast
cast doubt/suspicion on
to make people feel unsure about
to cast doubt on the validity of the election

4.  cast
cast a glance/look
to look in a particular direction
I saw her casting a glance over her shoulder.

5.  cast
cast light
to make easier to understand
new theories which cast light on the beginning of the universe

6.  cast
to cause light to shine on
The sun cast its light across the waves.

7.  cast
cast a shadow on/over
to make a situation less happy or exciting
Political troubles cast a shadow over the celebrations.

8.  cast
to cause a shadow to darken
skyscrapers casting shadows on the buildings below

9.  cast
cast a spell (on/over)
to use magic to affect
a witch casting spells

10.  cast
cast a vote
to write down a person or idea you want to win the vote
Millions of citizens cast their votes.

11. (noun) cast
actors in a movie, TV show, or play
the cast of "Friends"

12.  cast
a hard protective covering for a broken arm, leg, etc.
with her arm in a cast

Definition of 'cast'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) cast
the act of casting or throwing; a throw

2. (noun) cast
the thing thrown

3. (noun) cast
the distance to which a thing is or can be thrown

4. (noun) cast
a throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture

5. (noun) cast
that which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm

6. (noun) cast
the act of casting in a mold

7. (noun) cast
an impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern

8. (noun) cast
that which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting

9. (noun) cast
form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance

10. (noun) cast
a tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade

11. (noun) cast
a chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift

12. (noun) cast
the assignment of parts in a play to the actors

13. (noun) cast
a flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand

14. (noun) cast
a stoke, touch, or trick

15. (noun) cast
a motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint

16. (noun) cast
a tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold

17. (noun) cast
four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp

18. (noun) cast
contrivance; plot, design

19. cast
of Cast

20. cast
3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth

21. (verb) cast
to send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel

22. (verb) cast
to direct or turn, as the eyes

23. (verb) cast
to drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot

24. (verb) cast
to throw down, as in wrestling

25. (verb) cast
to throw up, as a mound, or rampart

26. (verb) cast
to throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose

27. (verb) cast
to bring forth prematurely; to slink

28. (verb) cast
to throw out or emit; to exhale

29. (verb) cast
to cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject

30. (verb) cast
to impose; to bestow; to rest

31. (verb) cast
to dismiss; to discard; to cashier

32. (verb) cast
to compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope

33. (verb) cast
to contrive; to plan

34. (verb) cast
to defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages

35. (verb) cast
to turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice

36. (verb) cast
to form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets

37. (verb) cast
to stereotype or electrotype

38. (verb) cast
to fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part

39. (verb) cast
to throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook

40. (verb) cast
to turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh

41. (verb) cast
to consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons

42. (verb) cast
to calculate; to compute

43. (verb) cast
to receive form or shape in a mold

44. (verb) cast
to warp; to become twisted out of shape

45. (verb) cast
to vomit

Translation of 'cast'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to throw The angler cast his line into the river; These facts cast new light on the matter; She cast him a look of hatred.
Afrikaans: gooi; werp	Arabic: يَرْمي	Bulgarian: хвърлям
Brazilian: lançar	Czech: házet/hodit, vrhat/vrhnou	German: werfen
Danish: kaste	Greek: ρίχνω	Spanish: lanzar, arrojar, tirar
Estonian: heitma	Farsi: انداختن	Finnish: heittää
French: jeter	Hebrew: לְהַשלִיך	Hindi: फेंकना
Croatian: baciti, odbaciti	Hungarian: dob	Indonesian: melemparkan
Icelandic: kasta, varpa	Italian: gettare, lanciare	Japanese: 投げる
Korean: 던지다	Lithuanian: mesti	Latvian: mest; sviest
Malay: melempar	Dutch: werpen	Norwegian: kaste, hive
Polish: rzucać	Persian: انداختن	Pashto: غورځول: توږل: شمېرل: مشكل
Portuguese: lançar	Romanian: arunca	Russian: бросать
Slovak: hodiť, vrhnúť	Slovenian: vreči	Serbian: baciti
Swedish: kasta	Thai: โยน	Turkish: atmak, fırlatmak
Taiwanese: 扔，拋	Ukrainian: кидати, метати	Urdu: پھینکنا ، ڈالنا
Vietnamese: quăng; ném	Chinese: 扔，抛
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