Cast

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  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To throw (something, especially something light).
  • intransitive verb. To throw with force; hurl: synonym: throw.
  • intransitive verb. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.
  • intransitive verb. To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.
  • intransitive verb. To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.
  • intransitive verb. To let fall; drop.
  • intransitive verb. To roll or throw (dice, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To draw (lots).
  • intransitive verb. To shed; molt.
  • intransitive verb. To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).
  • intransitive verb. To turn or direct.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction.
  • intransitive verb. To assert in relation to someone or something or cause to be associated.
  • intransitive verb. To give birth to prematurely.
  • intransitive verb. To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To choose actors for (a play, for example).
  • intransitive verb. To assign a certain role to (an actor).
  • intransitive verb. To assign an actor to (a part).
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.
  • intransitive verb. To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.
  • intransitive verb. To arrange or devise.
  • intransitive verb. To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).
  • intransitive verb. To calculate astrologically.
  • intransitive verb. To warp; twist.
  • intransitive verb. To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.
  • intransitive verb. To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.
  • intransitive verb. To add a column of figures; make calculations.
  • intransitive verb. To receive form or shape in a mold.
  • intransitive verb. To become warped.
  • intransitive verb. To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.
  • intransitive verb. undefined
  • intransitive verb. To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.
  • intransitive verb. To put about; tack.
  • intransitive verb. To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.
  • noun. The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.
  • noun. The line or net thrown.
  • noun. The distance covered by a throw.
  • noun. A throw of dice.
  • noun. The number on dice facing up when thrown.
  • noun. A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.
  • noun. A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.
  • noun. undefined
  • Word Usage
    "Thus, _to cast_ means _to throw_; but _to cast up_ an account, signifies _to compute_ it; therefore _up_ is a part of the verb."