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14 entries found for cast. To select an entry, click on it. (Click 'Go' if nothing happens.) Main Entry: 1cast  Pronunciation: 'kast Function: verb Inflected Form(s): cast; cast·ing Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kasta; akin to Old Norse kos heap Date: 13th century transitive verb 1 a : to cause to move or send forth by throwing <cast a fishing lure> <cast dice> b : DIRECT <cast a glance> c (1) : to put forth <the fire casts a warm glow> <cast light on the subject> (2) : to place as if by throwing <cast doubt on their reliability> d : to deposit (a ballot) formally e (1) : to throw off or away <the horse cast a shoe> (2) : to get rid of : DISCARD <cast off all restraint> (3) : SHED, MOLT (4) : to bring forth; especially : to give birth to prematurely f : to throw to the ground especially in wrestling g : to build by throwing up earth 2 a (1) : to perform arithmetical operations on : ADD (2) : to calculate by means of astrology b archaic : DECIDE, INTEND 3 a : to dispose or arrange into parts or into a suitable form or order b (1) : to assign the parts of (a dramatic production) to actors <cast a movie> (2) : to assign (as an actor) to a role or part <was cast in the leading role> 4 a : to give a shape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure <cast steel> b : to form by this process 5 : TURN <cast the scale slightly> 6 : to make (a knot or stitch) by looping or catching up 7 : TWIST, WARP <a beam cast by age> intransitive verb 1 : to throw something; specifically : to throw out a lure with a fishing rod 2 dialect British : VOMIT 3 dialect England : to bear fruit : YIELD 4 a : to perform addition b obsolete : ESTIMATE, CONJECTURE 5 : WARP 6 : to range over land in search of a trail -- used of hunting dogs or trackers 7 : VEER synonym see DISCARD, THROW - cast·abil·i·ty /"kas-t&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun - cast·able /'kas-t&-b&l/ adjective - cast lots : to draw lots to determine a matter by chance |
