Etymology : Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kos heap
Pronunciation : 'kast
Function : verb
Date : 13th century
1. throw; team of actors; plaster cast which supports broken bones; squint (of the eye). throw; project; form, shape; mold; choose actors (for a play, movie, etc.). cast\cast\ (k&adot;st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. cast; p. pr. & vb. n. casting.] [cf. dan. kaste, icel. & sw. kasta; perh. akin to l. gerere to bear, carry. e. jest.].
2. to send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. uzziah prepared slings to cast stones. xxvi.
3. cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. xii.
4. we must be cast upon a certain island. xxvii.
5. 2. to direct or turn, as the eyes. how earnestly he cast his eyes upon me!.
6. to drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.
7. to throw down, as in wrestling.
8. to throw up, as a mound, or rampart. thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee.
9. 6. to throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose. his filth within being cast. neither shall your vine cast her fruit. iii. 11 the creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the viper, etc.
10. to bring forth prematurely; to slink. thy she-goats have not cast their young. xxi.
11. 8. to throw out or emit; to exhale. [obs.] this casts a sulphureous smell.
12. to cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.
13. to impose; to bestow; to rest. the government i cast upon my brother. cast thy burden upon the lord. iv.
14. 11. to dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [obs.] the state can not with safety cast him.
15. to compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope. "let it be cast and paid." you cast the event of war, my noble lord.
16. to contrive; to plan. [archaic] the cloister had, i doubt not, been cast for [an orange-house]. w. temple.
17. to defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages. she was cast to be hanged. were the case referred to any competent judge, they would inevitably be cast. h. more.
18. to turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice. how much interest casts the balance in cases dubious!.
19. 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.
20. (print.) to stereotype or electrotype.
21. to fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part. our parts in the other world will be new cast.
22. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.
23. To direct or turn, as the eyes.
24. To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.
25. To throw down, as in wrestling.
26. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
27. To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.
28. To bring forth prematurely; to slink.
29. To throw out or emit; to exhale.
30. To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.
31. To impose; to bestow; to rest.
32. To dismiss; to discard; to cashier.
33. To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope.
34. To contrive; to plan.
35. To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages.
36. To turn ; to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.
37. 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.
38. To stereotype or electrotype.
39. To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign for a part.
40. To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.
41. To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh.
42. To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons.
43. To calculate; to compute.
44. To receive form or shape in a mold.
45. To warp; to become twisted out of shape.
46. To vomit. 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth.
47. The act of casting or throwing; a throw.
48. The thing thrown.
49. The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown.
50. A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture.
51. 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.
52. The act of casting in a mold.
53. An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern.
54. 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.
55. Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance.
56. A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.
57. A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift.
58. The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.
59. A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand.
60. A stoke, touch, or trick.
61. A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint.
62. A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.
63. Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.
64. Contrivance; plot, design. the act of throwing dice object formed by a mold bandage consisting of a firm covering that immobilizes broken bones while they heal the actors in a play the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region" form by pouring into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture" 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" deposit; "cast a vote"; "cast a ballot" assign the roles of to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?" formed by pouring or pressing into a mold.
65. The form cast is used in the present tense and is the past tense and past participle.
66. The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are very good.
67. To cast an actor in a play or film means to choose them to act a particular role in it. The world premiere of Harold Pinter's new play casts Ian Holm in the lead role He was cast as a college professor He had no trouble casting the movie. + casting cast·ing the casting director of Ealing film studios.
68. To cast someone in a particular way or as a particular thing means to describe them in that way or suggest they are that thing. Democrats have been worried about being cast as the party of the poor Holland would never dare cast himself as a virtuoso pianist.
69. If you cast your eyes or cast a look in a particular direction, you look quickly in that direction. He cast a stern glance at the two men I cast my eyes down briefly The maid, casting black looks, hurried out.
70. If something casts a light or shadow somewhere, it causes it to appear there. The moon cast a bright light over the yard They flew in over the beach, casting a huge shadow.
71. To cast doubt on something means to cause people to be unsure about it. Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory.
72. When you cast your vote in an election, you vote. About ninety-five per cent of those who cast their votes approve the new constitution Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast.
73. To cast something or someone somewhere means to throw them there. Any true lover casting a pin into the fountain and gazing into it will see:
his or her future partner John had Maude and her son cast into a dungeon.
74. To cast an object means to make it by pouring a liquid such as hot metal into a specially shaped container and leaving it there until it becomes hard. sculptures cast in bronze.
75. A cast is a model that has been made by pouring a liquid such as plaster or hot metal onto something or into something, so that when it hardens it has the same shape as that thing. An orthodontist took a cast of the inside of Billy's mouth.
76. A cast is the same as a plaster cast. see also:
casting.
77. to cast aspersions: see:
aspersions the die is cast: see die to cast your mind back: see mind to cast your net wider: see net.
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