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cast

  [kast, kahst] verb, cast, cast⋅ing, noun, adjective
Use cast in a Sentence
–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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die cast

 
–noun
to shape or form by die casting.
Origin:
1905–10

pel⋅let

  [pel-it]
–noun
1. a small, rounded or spherical body, as of food or medicine.
2. a small wad or ball of wax, paper, etc., for throwing, shooting, or the like.
3. one of a charge of small shot, as for a shotgun.
4. a bullet.
5. a ball, usually of stone, formerly used as a missile.
6. Also called cast. Ornithology. a small, roundish mass of matter regurgitated by certain predatory birds, consisting of the indigestible remains, as the fur, feathers, and bones, of the prey.
7. (in Romanesque architecture) a hemispherical or disklike carved ornament.
8. Heraldry. ogress 2 .
–verb (used with object)
9. to form into pellets; pelletize.
10. to hit with pellets.
Origin:
1325–75; ME pelet < MF pelote < VL *pilotta, dim. of L pila ball. See pill 1 , -et

Related forms:
pel⋅let⋅like, adjective
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cast   (kāst)   
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 onTo make the first row of stitches in knitting.
cast outTo drive out by force; expel.

Idiom(s):
cast (one's) lot withTo join or side with for better or worse.

[Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.]
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Word Origin & History

cast  (v.)
c.1230, from O.N. kasta "to throw." The noun sense of "a throw" (c.1300) carried an idea of the form the thing takes after it has been thrown, which led to varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1631). O.E.D. finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. A cast in the eye preserves the older sense of "warp, turn," in which it replaced O.E. weorpan (see warp), and is itself largely superseded now by throw. Still used of fishing line and glances. Castaway first recorded 1526. Cast-iron is 1664.

pellet 
1362, from O.Fr. pelote "small ball" (11c.), from V.L. *pilotta, dim. of L. pila "ball," perhaps originally "ball of hair," from pilus "hair."
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1cast
Pronunciation: 'kast
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: cast; cast·ing
1 : to give ashape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure
2 : to form by casting

Main Entry: 2cast
Function: noun
1 : a slight strabismus
2 a : something that is formed by casting in a mold or form;especially : an impression taken from an object by using a liquid or plastic substance b : a rigid dressing of gauze impregnated with plaster of paris for immobilizinga diseased or broken part
3 : a mass of plastic matter formed in cavities of diseased organs (as the kidneys) and discharged from the body

Main Entry: pel·let
Pronunciation: 'pel-&t
Function: noun
: a usually small rounded or spherical body; specifically : a smallcylindrical or ovoid compressed mass (as of a hormone) that is implanted subcutaneously for slow absorption into bodily tissues
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Medical Dictionary

cast (kāst)
n.

  1. An object formed by the solidification of molten liquid poured into an impression or mold, as in a dental cast of the maxillary or mandibular arch.

  2. A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured, fractured, or dislocated body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.

  3. A mass of fibrous material, coagulated protein, or exudate that has taken the form of the cavity in which it has been molded, such as the bronchial, renal, intestinal, or vaginal cavity, and that is found histologically as well as in urine or sputum samples.

pellet pel·let (pěl'ĭt)
n.

  1. A small pill; a pilule.

  2. A small rod-shaped or ovoid mass, as of compressed steroid hormones, intended for subcutaneous implantation in body tissues to provide timed release over an extended period of time.

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Computing Dictionary

CAST
Computer Aided Software Testing

cast
explicit type conversion

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Idioms & Phrases

cast

In addition to the idioms beginning with cast, also see die is cast.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
cast
broadcast
CAST
Center for Applied Special Technology
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