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cast·ing       [kas-ting, kah-sting] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or process of a person or thing that casts.
2.something cast; any article that has been cast in a mold.
3.the act or process of choosing actors to play the various roles in a theatrical production, motion picture, etc.
4.the act or skill of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel: I'll have to improve my casting if I'm ever going to learn to fish well.
5.Zoology. cast (def. 62).
[Origin: 1250–1300; ME; see cast1, -ing1]
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cast       [kast, kahst] Pronunciation Key verb, cast, cast·ing, noun, adjective
–verb (used with object)
1.to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice.
2.to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket.
3.to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), esp. in a cursory manner: She cast her eyes down the page.
4.to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction; send forth: to cast a soft light; to cast a spell; to cast doubts.
5.to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
6.Angling.
a.to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.): The fisherman cast his line.
b.to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.): He has often cast this brook.
7.to throw down or bring to the ground: She cast herself on the sofa.
8.to part with; lose: The horse cast a shoe.
9.to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.): The snake cast its skin.
10.(of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively.
11.to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
12.to throw or set aside; discard or reject; dismiss: He cast the problem from his mind.
13.to throw forth, as from within; emit or eject; vomit.
14.to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
15.to put or place, esp. hastily or forcibly: to cast someone in prison.
16.to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
17.to bestow; confer: to cast blessings upon someone.
18.to make suitable or accordant; tailor: He cast his remarks to fit the occasion.
19.Theater.
a.to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
b.to allot a role to (an actor).
c.to assign an actor to (a role).
20.to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden.
21.to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden.
22.to tap (a blast furnace).
23.to compute or calculate; add, as a column of figures.
24.to compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically; forecast.
25.to turn or twist; warp.
26.Nautical. to turn the head of (a vessel), esp. away from the wind in getting under way.
27.Fox Hunting. (of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox.
28.Archaic. to contrive, devise, or plan.
29.Obsolete. to ponder.
–verb (used without object)
30.to throw.
31.to receive form in a mold.
32.to calculate or add.
33.to conjecture; forecast.
34.(of hounds) to search an area for scent: The setter cast, but found no scent.
35.to warp, as timber.
36.Nautical. (of a vessel) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind; tack.
37.to select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
38.Obsolete.
a.to consider.
b.to plan or scheme.
–noun
39.act of casting or throwing.
40.that which is thrown.
41.the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
42.Games.
a.a throw of dice.
b.the number rolled.
43.Angling.
a.act of throwing a line or net onto the water.
b.a spot for casting; a fishing place.
44.Theater. the group of performers to whom parts are assigned; players.
45.Hunting. a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
46.a stroke of fortune; fortune or lot.
47.a ride offered on one's way; lift.
48.the form in which something is made or written; arrangement.
49.Metallurgy.
a.act of casting or founding.
b.the quantity of metal cast at one time.
50.something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state; casting.
51.an impression or mold made from something.
52.Medicine/Medical. a rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
53.outward form; appearance.
54.sort; kind; style.
55.tendency; inclination.
56.a permanent twist or turn: to have a cast in one's eye.
57.a warp.
58.a slight tinge of some color; hue; shade: A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast.
59.a dash or trace; a small amount.
60.computation; calculation; addition.
61.a conjecture; forecast.
62.Zoology. something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
63.Ornithology. pellet (def. 6).
64.Falconry. a pair of hawks put in flight together.
65.Pathology. effused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
66.low-grade, irregular wool.
–adjective
67.(of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.
—Verb phrases
68.cast about,
a.to look, as to find something; search; seek: We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation.
b.to scheme; plan: He cast about how he could avoid work.
69.cast away,
a.Also, cast aside. to reject; discard.
b.to shipwreck.
c.to throw away; squander: He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.
70.cast back, to refer to something past; revert to: The composer casts back to his earlier work.
71.cast down, to lower; humble.
72.cast off,
a.to discard; reject.
b.to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring.
c.Printing. to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set.
d.Textiles. to make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric.
e.to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game.
73.cast on, Textiles. to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting.
74.cast out, to force out; expel; eject.
75.cast up,
a.to add up; compute.
b.to vomit; eject.
c.Chiefly Scot. to turn up; appear.
—Idiom
76.at a single cast, through a single action or event: He bankrupted himself at a single cast.
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME casten < ON kasta to throw]

—Related forms
cast·a·ble, adjective
cast·a·bil·i·ty, noun

—Synonyms 1. See throw. 55. See turn.
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cast       (kāst)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   cast, cast·ing, casts

v.   tr.
    1. To throw (something, especially something light): The angler cast the line.
    2. To throw with force; hurl: waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore. See Synonyms at throw.
    3. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
    4. To draw (lots).
    5. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
    6. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
    7. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
  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).
    1. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
    2. To draw (lots).
    3. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
    4. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
    5. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
  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.
    1. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
    2. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
    3. 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
    1. To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
    2. 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. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
    2. The distance thrown.
    3. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
    4. The line or net thrown.
    5. A throw of dice.
    6. The number thrown.
    7. A direction or expression of the eyes.
    8. A slight squint.
    9. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
    10. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
    11. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
    1. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
    2. The line or net thrown.
    3. A throw of dice.
    4. The number thrown.
    5. A direction or expression of the eyes.
    6. A slight squint.
    7. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
    8. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
    9. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
    1. A throw of dice.
    2. The number thrown.
    3. A direction or expression of the eyes.
    4. A slight squint.
    5. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
    6. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
    7. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
  4. A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
    1. A direction or expression of the eyes.
    2. A slight squint.
    3. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
    4. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
    5. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
  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.
    1. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
    2. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
    3. 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.
  21. To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
  22. To devise means; contrive.
  23. To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.
  24. To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.
  25. To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
  26. Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.

Phrasal Verb(s):
cast about/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(s):
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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cast·ing       (kās'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. The act or process of making casts or molds.
    2. Something cast in a mold.
  2. The act of throwing a fishing line.
  3. Something cast off or out.
  4. The selection of actors or performers for the parts of a presentation.

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casting

noun
1. object formed by a mold [syn: cast] 
2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold [syn: molding] 
3. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel 
4. the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie 

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Casting

Cast"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.

2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.

3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.

4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C.

5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.

Casting of draperies, the proper distribution of the folds of garments, in painting and sculpture.

Casting line (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied to the long reel line.

Casting net, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction from a net that is set and left.

Casting voice, Casting vote, the decisive vote of a presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the governor had the casting voice." --B. Trumbull.

Casting weight, a weight that turns a balance when exactly poised.

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