To vomit. To turn; warp. To add up figures; calculate. To calculate horoscopes, tides, etc. To be formed in a mold. The act of casting; a throw; also, a way of casting or distance thrown. A quantity or thing cast in a certain way.
Something thrown up, off, or out, as bait on a line, a pair of hawks in falconry, the dirt thrown up by worms, the shed skin of an insect, etc. Something formed in or as in a mold, as a bronze or plaster reproduction of a statue modeled in clay; also, the mold. A mold or impression taken of an object or of printing type. The form or direction in which a thing is cast.
A substance formed and molded in the cavities of some diseased organs. 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, or vaginal cavity, and that is found histologically and in urine or sputum samples. See casting. See also anycast , autocasting , blogcasting , Bluecasting , broadcast , multicast , narrowcast , podcast , Webcast and Chromecast.
To direct one's eyes, gaze etc. To throw forward a fishing line, net etc. To add up a column of figures, accounts etc. To perform, bring forth a magical spell or enchantment. To throw light etc. Sir W. Specifically, to throw down or aside.
To shape molten metal etc. To twist or warp of fabric, timber etc. To assign a role in a play or performance. The director cast the part carefully. To deposit a ballot or voting paper ; to formally register one's vote. Casting is generally an indication of bad design.
Wicca To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches. To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan. To turn the balance or scale ; to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate ; to decide. An act of throwing. Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc. A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm.
The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew. The cast was praised for a fine performance. The casting procedure. An object made in a mould. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones. Nglish: Translation of cast for Spanish Speakers.
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Save Word. Definition of cast Entry 1 of 2. Definition of cast Entry 2 of 2. Synonyms for cast Synonyms: Verb discharge , emanate , emit , evolve , exhale , expel , expire [ archaic ], give out , irradiate , issue , radiate , release , send out , shoot , throw out , vent Synonyms: Noun auguring , augury , bodement , forecast , forecasting , foretelling , predicting , prediction , presaging , prognosis , prognostic , prognosticating , prognostication , prophecy also prophesy , soothsaying , vaticination Visit the Thesaurus for More.
Choose the Right Synonym for cast Verb discard , cast , shed , slough , scrap , junk mean to get rid of. Examples of cast in a Sentence Verb Seaweed was cast up by the waves.
The tree cast a long shadow on the lawn. How many votes were cast? Noun She has a cast on her arm. They made a mask from a wax cast of her face. Holness led Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick by only 12 votes, or two-tenths of a percentage point, out of more than 49, votes cast. Solomont, WSJ , 14 Oct. First Known Use of cast Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a.
Buying Guide Our team at The Usage has selected the best streaming devices of The motherly woman received the babe instinctively and cast aside the travelling-rug in which he was enveloped. Now, the whole Northwest groaned beneath a cast -iron prohibition law at that time, and for some years thereafter. Newbolt was looking away toward the hills, a dreamy cast in her placid face. He was cast down to think that he might have spared himself the trouble of donning his beautiful yellow doublet from Paris.
In addition to the idioms beginning with cast. New Word List Word List. Save This Word! Fox Hunting. Verb Phrases. Chiefly Scot. We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Idioms about cast. See throw. See turn.
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