Cast

English Meaning

To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel.

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 shed; molt.
4. To throw forth; drop: cast anchor.
5. To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
6. To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
7. To turn or direct: All eyes were cast upon the speaker.
8. 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.
9. To bestow; confer: "The government I cast upon my brother” ( Shakespeare).
10. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
11. To draw (lots).
12. To give birth to prematurely: The cow cast a calf.
13. To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
14. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
15. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.
16. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.
17. To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
18. To give a form to; arrange: decided to cast the book in three parts.
19. To contrive; devise: cast a plan.
20. To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
21. To calculate astrologically: cast my horoscope.
22. To warp; twist: floorboards cast by age.
23. Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
24. To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
25. To add a column of figures; make calculations.
26. To make a conjecture or a forecast.
27. To receive form or shape in a mold.
28. To become warped.
29. To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
30. Nautical To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
31. Nautical To put about; tack.
32. To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
33. Obsolete To estimate; conjecture.
34. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
35. The distance thrown.
36. A throwing of a fishing line or net into the water.
37. The line or net thrown.
38. A throw of dice.
39. The number thrown.
40. A stroke of fortune or fate; lot.
41. A direction or expression of the eyes.
42. A slight squint.
43. Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
44. The addition of a column of figures; calculation.
45. A conjecture; a forecast.
46. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.
47. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.
48. Something formed by this means: The sculpture was a bronze cast.
49. An impression formed in a mold or matrix; a mold: a cast of her face made in plaster.
50. 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.
51. The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement: the close-set cast of her features.
52. Outward form or look; appearance: a suit of stylish cast.
53. Sort; type: fancied himself to be of a macho cast.
54. An inclination; tendency: her thoughtful cast of mind.
55. The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
56. A slight trace of color; a tinge.
57. A distortion of shape.
58. The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.
59. A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time. See Synonyms at flock1.
60. about To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.
61. about To devise means; contrive.
62. cast off To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.
63. cast off To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.
64. cast off To make the last row of stitches in knitting.
65. cast off Printing To estimate the space a mansucript will occupy when set into type.
66. cast on To make the first row of stitches in knitting.
67. cast out To drive out by force; expel.
68. cast (one's) lot with To join or side with for better or worse.