cast
 cast (kăst)v. cast, cast·ing, castsv. tr.
1.
a. To throw (something, especially something light):
The angler cast the line.
b. To throw with force; hurl:
waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore.
See Synonyms at throw.
2. To shed; molt.
3. To throw forth; drop:
cast anchor.
4. To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
5. To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
6. To turn or direct:
All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
7. 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.
8. To bestow; confer: “The government I cast upon my brother” (Shakespeare).
9.
a. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
b. To draw (lots).
10. To give birth to prematurely:
The cow cast a calf.
11. To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
12.
a. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
b. To assign a certain role to (an actor):
cast her as the lead.
c. To assign an actor to (a part):
cast each role carefully.
13. To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
14. To give a form to; arrange:
decided to cast the book in three parts.
15. To contrive; devise:
cast a plan.
16. To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
17. To calculate astrologically:
cast my horoscope.
18. To warp; twist:
floorboards cast by age.
19. Nautical. To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.v. intr.
1. To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
2. To add a column of figures; make calculations.
3. To make a conjecture or a forecast.
4. To receive form or shape in a mold.
5. To become warped.
6. To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
7. Nautical.
a. To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
b. To put about; tack.
8. To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
9. Obsolete. To estimate; conjecture.n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
b. The distance thrown.
2.
a. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
b. The line or net thrown.
3.
a. A throw of dice.
b. The number thrown.
4. A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
5.
a. A direction or expression of the eyes.
b. A slight squint.
6. Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
7. The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
8. A conjecture; a forecast.
9.
a. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
b. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
c. Something formed by this means:
The sculpture was a bronze cast.
10. An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold:
a cast of her face made in plaster.
11. A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.
12. The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement:
the close-set cast of her features.
13. Outward form or look; appearance:
a suit of stylish cast.
14. Sort; type:
fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
15. An inclination; tendency:
her thoughtful cast of mind.
16. The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
17. A slight trace of color; a tinge.
18. A distortion of shape.
19. The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
20. A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time. See Synonyms at flock1.Phrasal Verbs:cast about or around
1. To make a search; look:
had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
2. To devise means; contrive.cast off
1. To discard; reject:
cast off old clothing.
2. To let go; set loose:
cast off a boat; cast off a line.
3. To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
4. Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.cast on
To make the first row of stitches in knitting.cast out
To drive out by force; expel.Idiom:cast (one's) lot with
To join or side with for better or worse. [Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.]
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