cast

verb (past and past participle cast)

  •  [with adverbial of place] cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface:the moon cast a pale light over the cottages
  • Eyewear for brazen souls who care not for the mundane.
  • [with adverbial of direction] direct (one’s eyes or a look) at something:she cast down her eyes[with two objects]:she cast him a desperate glance
  • Caste!
  • cause (uncertainty or disparagement) to be associated with something:journalists cast doubt on the government’s version of events
  • Hi we are are Cast. Thanks for coming along, we hope your'e enjoying what we do so far, stay in touch, its only gonna get weirder! Love Fa and MIles
  • 3 [with adverbial of direction] discard:he jumped in, casting caution to the wind
  • shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth:the antlers are cast each year
  • Cast out into this world alone.
    • 4shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten:when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools
    • make (a moulded object) by casting metal:a bell was cast for the church
    • arrange and present in a specified form or style:he issued statements cast in tones of reason
    • 5register (a vote):votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats
    • 6cause (a magic spell) to take effect:the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beastfigurativethe city casts a spell on the visitor
    • 7calculate and record details of (a horoscope):you can look at the star chart cast at somebody’s birth
    • 8 [no object, usually with adverbial of direction] (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
      • 9 [no object] Hunting (of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent:the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit
      • [with object] let loose (hounds) on a scent:casting the hounds into cover, we stood and listened
      • 10immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

      noun

        • 1an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould:bronze casts of the sculpture
        • (also plaster cast) a mould used to make an object by casting:the artist’s casts and moulds became the property of the museum
        • (also plaster cast) 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
        • 2an act of throwing something forcefully:he grabbed a spear for a third cast
        • Fishing a throw of a fishing line:I swung the rod out for a cast
        • archaic a throw or a number thrown at dice:'tis no winning cast
        • 3 [in singular, with adjective or noun modifier] the form or appearance of something, especially someone’s features or complexion:she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenancethe colours he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin
        • the character of something:this question is for minds of a more philosophical cast than mine
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