cast, caste Definition

cast
verb cast (past tense, past participle), casting (present participle)

1. To throw.

Thesaurus: throw, hurl, put, fling, pitch, heave, toss.
2. To direct (one's eyes, a glance, etc) on or over something.
3. To throw off or shed something.

Example: She cast her clothes in a heap
4. To project; to cause to appear.

Example: cast a shadow
tr & intr
5. To throw (a fishing-line) out into the water.
6. To let down (an anchor).
7. To release someone or something from a secured state.

Example: They were cast adrift
8. Said of animals: to get rid of or shed (a skin, horns, etc).
9. To throw it off or away; to get rid of it.

Thesaurus: throw away, reject, jettison, discard, jilt, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, discard.
Form: cast something off (usually)
Form: cast something aside
Form: cast something out
10. To give (an actor) a part in a play or film; to distribute the parts in a film, play, etc.
11. To shape (molten metal, plastic, etc) by pouring it into a mould and allowing it to set.
12. To give or record (one's vote).
13. To work out (a horoscope).
14. To present (work, facts, etc) in a certain way.

Thesaurus: formulate, frame, devise, organize, arrange, systematize, marshal, present.

noun

1. A throw; an act of throwing (eg dice, a fishing-line).
2. An object shaped by pouring metal, plastic, etc, into a mould and allowing it to set.
3. A rigid casing, usually of gauze impregnated with plaster of Paris, moulded round a broken limb or other body part while the plaster is still wet, and then allowed to set in order to hold the broken bone in place while it heals.

Form: plaster cast (also)
4. The set of actors or performers in a play, opera, etc.

Thesaurus: players, company, parts, roles, dramatis personae, troupe.
5. formal
Type, form, shape or appearance.
Thesaurus: type, form, shape, aspect, appearance, face.
6. A slight tinge; a faint colour.

Thesaurus: tinge, shade, complexion, colour.
7. The slight turning inwards of an eye; a squint.
8. A coiled heap of earth or sand thrown up by a burrowing worm, etc.

Form: casting (also)

Idiom: cast doubt on something

To express doubt about it.

Idiom: cast of mind

A way of thinking.

Idiom: cast one's mind back

To think about something in the past.

Etymology: 13c: from Norse kasta to throw.

Phrasal Verb: cast about or around for something

To look about for it.To try to think of it.
Example: cast about for ideas

Phrasal Verb: be cast away

To be abandoned on a remote piece of land after shipwreck, etc. See also castaway.

Phrasal Verb: be cast down

To be depressed or discouraged.

Phrasal Verb: cast off

To untie a boat ready to sail away.To finish off and remove knitting from the needles.To estimate how much space will be taken up by a piece of manuscript or typewritten copy. See also cast-off.

Phrasal Verb: cast on

To form (stitches or knitting) by looping and securing wool, etc over the needles.

Phrasal Verb: cast up

To find the total of a column of figures, etc

Phrasal Verb: cast something up

To mention (a person's past faults, etc) to them, as a reproach.To throw (a body, etc) up on to a beach.

Phrasal Verb: cast up

To find the total of (a column of figures, etc).

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These words are sometimes confused with each other.