Cast (verb)
To move, or be moved, away.
Cast (verb)
To throw. from 13thc.
Cast (verb)
To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea. from 14thc.
Cast (verb)
Specifically, to throw down or aside. from 15thc.
Cast (verb)
To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat. from 15thc.
Cast (verb)
To cause (a horse or other large animal) to lie down with its legs underneath it.
Cast (verb)
To remove, take off (clothes). from 14thc.
Cast (verb)
To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water.
Cast (verb)
To vomit.
Cast (verb)
To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.
Cast (verb)
To direct (one’s eyes, gaze etc.). from 13thc.
Cast (verb)
To add up (a column of figures, accounts etc.); cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures. from 14thc.
Cast (verb)
To predict, to decide, to plan.
Cast (verb)
To throw out or emit; to exhale.
Cast (verb)
To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.). from 14thc.
Cast (verb)
To plan, intend. 14th-19thc.
Cast (verb)
To assign (a role in a play or performance). from 18thc.
“The director cast the part carefully.”
Cast (verb)
To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).
“The director cast John Smith as King Lear.”
Cast (verb)
To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan.
“to cast about for reasons”
Cast (verb)
To impose; to bestow; to rest.
Cast (verb)
To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict.
“to be cast in damages”
Cast (verb)
To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).
Cast (verb)
To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction.
Cast (verb)
To give birth to (a child) prematurely; to miscarry. from 15thc.
Cast (verb)
To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way. from 15thc.
Cast (verb)
To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.
“a casting voice”
Cast (verb)
To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.). from 16thc.
Cast (verb)
To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round. from 18thc.
Cast (verb)
To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one’s vote). from 19thc.
Cast (verb)
To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text. from 20thc.
“Casting is generally an indication of bad design.”
Cast (verb)
Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent. from 18thc.
Cast (verb)
To set (a bone etc.) in a cast.
“some are still missing examples”
Cast (verb)
To open a circle in order to begin a spell or meeting of witches.
Cast (noun)
An act of throwing.
Cast (noun)
Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc.
Cast (noun)
A small mass of earth “thrown off” or excreted by a worm.
“The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.”
Cast (noun)
The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew.
“He’s in the cast of Oliver.”
“The cast was praised for a fine performance.”
Cast (noun)
The casting procedure.
“The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.”
Cast (noun)
An object made in a mould.
“The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.”
Cast (noun)
A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.
“The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.”
Cast (noun)
The mould used to make cast objects.
“A plaster cast was made from his face.”
Cast (noun)
The number of hawks (or occasionally other birds) cast off at one time; a pair.
Cast (noun)
A squint.
Cast (noun)
Visual appearance.
“Her features had a delicate cast to them.”
Cast (noun)
The form of one’s thoughts, mind etc.
“a cast of mind, a mental tendency.”
Cast (noun)
An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance.
Cast (noun)
Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird.
Cast (noun)
A group of crabs.
Throw (verb)
To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
“throw a shoe; throw a javelin; the horse threw its rider”
Throw (verb)
To eject or cause to fall off.
“eject|throw off”
Throw (verb)
To move to another position or condition; to displace.
“throw the switch”
“displace|relocate”
Throw (verb)
To make (a pot) by shaping clay as it turns on a wheel.
Throw (verb)
to deliver (the ball) illegally by straightening the bowling arm during delivery.
Throw (verb)
To send (an error) to an exception-handling mechanism in order to interrupt normal processing.
“If the file is read-only, the method throws an invalid-operation exception.”
Throw (verb)
To intentionally lose a game.
“The tennis player was accused of taking bribes to throw the match.”
“take a dive”
Throw (verb)
To confuse or mislead.
“The deliberate red herring threw me at first.”
Throw (verb)
To send desperately.
“Their sergeant threw the troops into pitched battle.”
Throw (verb)
To imprison.
“The magistrate ordered the suspect to be thrown into jail.”
Throw (verb)
To organize an event, especially a party.
Throw (verb)
To roll (a die or dice).
Throw (verb)
To cause a certain number on the die or dice to be shown after rolling it.
Throw (verb)
To discard.
Throw (verb)
To lift the opponent off the ground and bring him back down, especially into a position behind the thrower.
Throw (verb)
To change in order to give the illusion that the voice is that of someone else.
Throw (verb)
To show sudden emotion, especially anger.
Throw (verb)
To project or send forth.
Throw (verb)
To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.
Throw (verb)
To twist two or more filaments of (silk, etc.) so as to form one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by which silk is prepared for the weaver.
Throw (verb)
To select (a pitcher); to assign a pitcher to a given role (such as starter or reliever).
Throw (verb)
To install (a bridge).
Throw (verb)
To twist or turn.
“a thrown nail”
Throw (verb)
To give birth to.
Throw (noun)
The flight of a thrown object.
“What a great throw by the quarterback!”
Throw (noun)
The act of throwing something.
“With an accurate throw, he lassoed the cow.”
“The gambler staked everything on one throw of the dice.”
Throw (noun)
One’s ability to throw.
“He’s got a girl’s throw.”
“He’s always had a pretty decent throw.”
Throw (noun)
A distance travelled; displacement.
“the throw of the piston”
Throw (noun)
A piece of fabric used to cover a bed, sofa or other soft furnishing.
Throw (noun)
A single instance, occurrence, venture, or chance.
“Football tickets are expensive at fifty bucks a throw.”
Throw (noun)
Pain, especially pain associated with childbirth; throe.
Throw (noun)
The act of giving birth in animals, especially in cows.
Throw (noun)
A moment, time, occasion.
Throw (noun)
A period of time; a while.
Cast (verb)
throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction
“individuals who do not accept the norms are cast out from the group”
“he cast the book down on to the chair angrily”
“the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna”
Cast (verb)
throw the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water.
Cast (verb)
let down (an anchor or sounding line).
Cast (verb)
direct (one’s eyes or a look) at something
“she cast him a desperate glance”
“she cast down her eyes”
Cast (verb)
cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface
“the moon cast a pale light over the cottages”
Cast (verb)
cause (uncertainty or disparagement) to be associated with something
“journalists cast doubt on the government’s version of events”
Cast (verb)
discard
“he jumped in, casting caution to the wind”
Cast (verb)
shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth
“the antlers are cast each year”
Cast (verb)
(of a horse) lose (a shoe).
Cast (verb)
shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten
“when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools”
Cast (verb)
make (a moulded object) by casting metal
“a bell was cast for the church”
Cast (verb)
arrange and present in a specified form or style
“he issued statements cast in tones of reason”
Cast (verb)
register (a vote)
“votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats”
Cast (verb)
cause (a magic spell) to take effect
“the city casts a spell on the visitor”
“the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast”
Cast (verb)
calculate and record details of (a horoscope)
“you can look at the star chart cast at somebody’s birth”
Cast (verb)
(in country dancing) change one’s position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing
“cross the set and cast down one place”
Cast (verb)
(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent
“the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit”
Cast (verb)
let loose (hounds) on a scent
“casting the hounds into cover, we stood and listened”
Cast (verb)
immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.
Cast (verb)
assign a part in a play or film to (an actor)
“he was cast as a young knight in her lavish historical epic”
Cast (verb)
allocate parts in (a play or film)
“assembling a great baseball team is as tricky as casting a play”
Cast (noun)
an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould
“bronze casts of the sculpture”
Cast (noun)
a mould used to make an object by casting
“the artist’s casts and moulds became the property of the museum”
Cast (noun)
a bandage stiffened with plaster of Paris, moulded to the shape of a limb that is broken and used to support and protect it
“I had to spend a month in a cast”
Cast (noun)
an act of throwing something forcefully
“he grabbed a spear for a third cast”
Cast (noun)
a throw of a fishing line
“I swung the rod out for a cast”
Cast (noun)
the leader of a fishing line.
Cast (noun)
a throw or a number thrown at dice
“’tis no winning cast”
Cast (noun)
the form or appearance of something, especially someone’s features or complexion
“she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance”
“the colours he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin”
Cast (noun)
the character of something
“this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine”
Cast (noun)
a slight squint
“he had a cast in one eye”
Cast (noun)
short for worm cast
Cast (noun)
a pellet regurgitated by a hawk or owl.
Cast (noun)
a wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.
Cast (noun)
a wide sweep made by a sheepdog in mustering sheep.
Cast (noun)
a pair or group of hawks or falcons
“he gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks”
Cast (noun)
the actors taking part in a play, film, or other production
“he draws sensitive performances from his inexperienced cast”