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verb

1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm: dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss. Informal fire. See move/halt.
2. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something: aim, direct, head, level, point, set, train, turn, zero in. Military lay. See seek/avoid.
3. To send out heat, light, or energy: emit, irradiate, project, radiate, shed, throw. See move/halt.
4. To form a strategy for: blueprint, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out. Informal dope out. Idioms: lay plans. See planned/unplanned.
5. To ascertain by mathematics: calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon. See reason/unreason.
6. To combine (figures) to form a sum: add (up), foot (up), sum (up), tot, total, totalize. See increase/decrease.

phrasal verb - cast about

To try to find something: hunt, look, quest, search, seek,, seek/avoid.

phrasal verb - cast out

To rid one's mind of: banish, dismiss, dispel, shut out,, keep/release.

noun

1. An act of throwing: fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw, toss. See move/halt.
2. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood: aspect, countenance, expression, face, look, visage. See express.
3. A hollow device for shaping a fluid or plastic substance: form, matrix, mold. See surface/depth.
4. The external outline of a thing: configuration, figure, form, pattern, shape. See surface/depth.
5. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members: breed, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety. Informal persuasion. See group.
6. An inclination to something: bent, bias, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn. See approach/retreat, like/dislike.
7. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation: hue, tinge, tint, tone. See colors/colorless.

Idioms beginning with cast:
cast doubt on
cast loose
cast out
cast the first stone

See also die is cast.

n

Definition: throw to the side
Antonyms: catch, keeping, retention

v

Definition: emit, give
Antonyms: receive, take

v

Definition: throw aside
Antonyms: catch, gather

In plastering, a shape, usually decorative, made in a mold and then fastened in place.

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Reproduction of the form of any object, usually in a material that hardens after a time. It is essentially an object made by running liquid (such as molten metal) or forcing a plastic substance (such as plaster) into a mould or shape which then sets.

IN BRIEF: To throw out or down. Also: To deposit a ballot or vote. Also: A stiff plaster form.

Everything we see is a shadow cast by that which we do not see. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).

Tutor's tip: She "cast" (to look at) her eyes on a man from the highest "caste" (a hereditary group based on rigid distinctions of birth or occupation).

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1. a positive copy of an object, e.g. a mold of a hollow organ (a renal tubule, bronchiole, etc.), formed of effused plastic matter and extruded from the body, as a urinary cast; named according to constituents, as epithelial, fatty, waxy, etc.
2. a restraint procedure used in horses and cattle, and occasionally in large beasts such as elephants, to pull them to the ground so that surgical procedures can be performed. Used less nowadays than previously because of the advent of new anesthetic techniques. There are many techniques and special harnesses for special purposes.
3. an animal lies down but is unable to right itself into a position of sternal recumbency so that it can rise, e.g. a horse in a loose box when it is lying too close to a wall, a sheep in heavy fleece in wet weather. When helped to the sternal posture the animal is able to rise.
4. to form an object in a mold, as a replica of teeth made in an impression.
5. a stiff dressing or casing, usually made of plaster of Paris, used to immobilize body parts. More modern, lightweight casts are made of polyurethane resins.
6. strabismus.
7. culled, e.g. cast for age.
8. shedding of velvet by deer stags and bucks.

• full leg c. — see long-leg cast (below).
• half c. — see walking cast (below).
• long-leg c. — a rigid material, usually plaster of Paris, is applied from the toes to as high as possible over the humerus or femur. Used for immobilization of fractures of the radius, ulna or tibia.
• renal c's — see urinary casts (below).
• stone c. — a reproduction of the jaw and dentition made from powdered gypsum stone and water in an impression mold.
• urinary c's — precipitates of mucoprotein or plasma protein in the shape of the renal tubular laminae in which they form, often with cellular elements. Observed in the examination of urinary sediment, they indicate renal tubular or epithelial damage. Hyaline casts are composed of mucoproteins or plasma proteins without formed cellular elements. Waxy, granular, epithelial, erythrocyte and leukocyte casts may occur, each representing a type of cellular reaction or stage of degeneration within the cast. Fatty casts are formed from degenerating tubular epithelial cells and, particularly in cats, lipid in these cells. Casts may dissolve in alkaline urine. Called also cylindroids.

  Red cell cast in urine sediment. By permission from Meyer D, Raskin RE, Atlas of Canine and Feline Cytology, Saunders, 2001

• walking c. — one that does not extend above the elbow or stifle, thereby permitting movement of those joints so that the animal can walk on the leg. Suitable for fractures of the metacarpus or metatarsus.

n

1. an object formed by pouring plastic or liquid material into a mold in which it hardens. v 2. to throw metal into an impression to form the casting.

sides, heels, and anterior surfaces are smoothed and shaped to ensure a finished product that is attractive, well proportioned, and useful as a diagnostic tool. The treatment is best accomplished using a mechanical model trimmer.

For a list of words related to cast, see:

• Diagnostic Terminology - cast: mass of dead, cellular, fatty material within body cavity that takes the shape of the cavity and can be released to appear elsewhere
• Tools and Techniques - cast: plaster reproduction
• Materials, Formations, and Substances - cast: mineral or mud deposited and hardened where body of an organism decayed to form a fossil
• Dressings and Supports - cast: rigid case made from bandage soaked in plaster of Paris, used to prevent movement of aligned bone ends in broken limb
• Fabrication and Manufacturing Processes - cast: (vb) form in a mold
• Seamanship and Port - cast: (vb) throw
• Stagecraft, Production, and Dramatic Structure - cast: actors chosen to perform parts in a play; (vb) select actors to play parts
• Actors, Characters, and Theater People - cast: actors who portray all the roles in play
• Movie People and Show Business - cast: actors, bit players, and extras
• Fishing Equipment and Tackle - cast: Chiefly Brit. leader
• Directions - cast: veer

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See words rhyming with "cast."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - kaste, fælde, støbe, lægge sammen, udtænke, beregne, ordne, udrangere, vende, besætte, føde i utide
v. intr. - lægge sammen
n. - kast, afstøbning, udseende, særpræg, skær, skelen, rollebesætning

idioms:

• cast a shadow    kaste en skygge (over)
• cast a spell on    fortrylle
• cast about    vende, spekulere
• cast anchor    kaste anker
• cast around    vende rundt
• cast aside    kaste bort
• cast aspersions on    tale ondt om
• cast doubts    kaste tvivl (over)
• cast down    smide fra sig , slå (øjnene) ned, tage modet fra, ødelægge
• cast iron    støbejern
• cast light on    belyse
• cast lots    trække lod
• cast off    kaste los, aflægge, lukke af, slå hånden af, beregne omfang (af)
• cast one's bread upon the waters    gøre godt uden at forvente noget til gengæld
• cast one's eye over    kaste sine øjne på
• cast one's lot in with    stå last og brast med
• cast one's mind back    tænke tilbage
• cast one's net wide    tage flere forhold i betragtning
• cast out    forvise, smide ud
• cast up    tælle sammen, bebrejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
uit-/af-/ neerwerpen/ -gooien, gieten, uitbrengen (stemmen), iemand een acteerrol toebedelen, neerlaten, indelen, het spoor zoeken, uitrekenen (horoscoop), rolbezetting, worp, iets dat geworpen wordt, gipsverband, gietvorm, gegoten vorm, loensheid, berekening, hengelplaats, hoedanigheid, neiging

Français (French)
v. tr. - jeter, lancer, projeter, jeter sur (qch) (un coup d'¯il), (Cin, Théât, TV) distribuer les rôles de, se dépouiller de, (Art, Tech) couler (du plâtre), fondre (du métal), (Pol) voter, (Astrol) faire l'horoscope de qn
v. intr. - lancer sa ligne (pêche)
n. - (Cin, Théât, TV) distribution, acteurs, (Art, Tech) moule, moulage, traits du visage, physionomie, coup (de dé), jet (de pierre), lancer (pêche), (Méd) strabisme, (Méd) plâtre, (Zool) dépouille, boulette (de déchets régurgités), déjections (de ver), nuance (d'une couleur)

idioms:

• be cast away    être naufragé
• cast a shadow    projeter une ombre
• cast a spell on    jeter un sort à
• cast about    chercher (une excuse, une remarque)
• cast anchor    mouiller l'ancre
• cast around    chercher (une excuse, une remarque)
• cast aside    rejeter, répudier, se défaire de
• cast aspersions on    calomnier
• cast doubts    émettre des doutes sur
• cast down    jeter par terre, déposer (les armes), baisser (les yeux, la tête), être abattu (littér)
• cast in one's lot with    s'associer/partager le sort et les malheurs de
• cast iron    fonte
• cast light on    mettre au jour, éclairer
• cast lots    distribuer, tirer au sort
• cast off    (Naut) larguer les amarres, rabattre les mailles restantes (au tricot), ôter, enlever (un vêtement), se libérer de (chaînes), abandonner, rejeter (un ami)
• cast on    monter les mailles (tricot), monter des mailles
• cast one's bread upon the waters    agir de façon désintéressée
• cast one's eye over    parcourir
• cast one's lot with    partager le sort de qn
• cast one's mind back    se rappeler qch
• cast one's net wide    ouvrir les horizons
• cast out    rejeter, chasser (littér), exorciser
• cast up    rejeter, reprocher qch à qn

Deutsch (German)
v. - werfen, verlieren, besetzen, gießen
n. - Besetzung, Abguß, Gipsverband, Wurf

idioms:

• be cast away    weggeworfen werden
• cast a shadow    bewirken, daß etwas jdm. unsicher scheint
• cast a spell on    verzaubern
• cast about    sich umsehen
• cast anchor    vor Anker gehen, ankern
• cast around    sich umsehen
• cast aside    beiseite schieben, vergessen
• cast aspersions on    verleumden
• cast doubts    vorwärts senden
• cast down    niederschlagen
• cast in one's lot with    sich mit jmdm. zusammentun
• cast iron    Gußeisen
• cast light on    Licht in etwas bringen
• cast lots    losen
• cast off    loswerfen, verlassen, ablegen
• cast on    stricken, häkeln
• cast one's bread upon the waters    mit offenen Händen geben
• cast one's eye over    sich etwas oberflächlich ansehen
• cast one's lot with    sich mit jmdm. zusammentun
• cast one's mind back    zurückdenken
• cast one's net wide    seine Netze weit spannen
• cast out    verstoßen
• cast up    zusammenzählen , an Land spülen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρίχνω, πετώ, εκσφενδονίζω, εκτοξεύω, αποβάλλω, βγάζω, στρέφω (βλέμμα, σκέψη κ.λπ.), (ναυτ.) ποντίζω, φουντάρω (άγκυρα), ξεδένω (σχοινί), χύνω (μέταλλο κ.λπ.), διανέμω ρόλους, αναθέτω ρόλο
n. - βολή, ριξιά, ρίξιμο, ρίψη (λίθου, ζαριών κ.λπ.), ηθοποιοί έργου, διανομή ρόλων, μήτρα, φόρμα, καλούπι, εκμαγείο, (ορθοπεδικός) γύψος, γύψινος επίδεσμος, χαρακτηριστικό, ιδιομορφία, αλληθώρισμα, στραβισμός

idioms:

• cast a shadow    ρίχνω τη σκιά μου (πάνω σε), δημιουργώ αμφιβολίες για
• cast a spell on    κάνω μάγια σε, μαγεύω
• cast about    γυρεύω απεγνωσμένα
• cast anchor    ρίχνω άγκυρα
• cast around    γυρεύω απεγνωσμένα
• cast aside    πετώ (κάτι άχρηστο)
• cast aspersions on    κακολογώ, διαβάλλω
• cast doubts    δημιουργώ αμφιβολίες για
• cast down    ρίχνω κάτω, χαμηλώνω (τα μάτια κ.λπ.), καταθλίβω, ταπεινώνω
• cast iron    χυτοσίδηρος, μαντέμι, (επίθ.) μαντεμένιος, (μτφ.) άκαμπτος, ατράνταχτος, σιδερένιος, ανθεκτικότατος
• cast light on    ρίχνω φως σε, αποκαλύπτω
• cast lots    βάζω/ρίχνω/τραβώ κλήρο
• cast off    απορρίπτω, πετάω, ξεφορτώνομαι, αποβάλλω, (ναυτ.) λύνω κάβο, αποπλέω
• cast one's bread upon the waters    κάνω αγαθοεργίες
• cast one's eye over    στρέφω το βλέμμα μου σε/προς
• cast one's lot in with    ταυτίζω/συνδέω την τύχη μου με
• cast one's mind back    ανατρέχω στο παρελθόν, ξαναφέρνω στο μυαλό μου
• cast one's net wide    απλώνω τα δίχτυα μου
• cast out    αποβάλλω, πετώ έξω, εκβάλλω, εξορκίζω (δαιμόνια κ.λπ.), εξοβελίζω
• cast up    αθροίζω (ποσά), θυμίζω, (ΗΠΑ) ξερνώ

Italiano (Italian)
gettare, complesso degli attori, distribuzione delle parti, calco, getto

idioms:

• cast about/around    guardarsi attorno
• cast aside    disfarsi di
• cast aspersions on    calunniare, diffamare, infamare
• cast down    abbattere
• cast iron    ghisa
• cast lots    estrarre a sorte
• cast off    salpare, buttare via, scartare, smettere, sbarazzarsi di, liberarsi di, sciogliere le cime, mollare gli ormeggi
• cast one's mind back    ripensare
• cast one's net wide    espandere l'area di interesse
• cast out    espellere, bandire, buttare fuori
• cast up    depositare sulla spiaggia, aggiungere, gettare all'aria, calcolare, tirare fuori, rinfacciare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - lançar, depositar, modelar
n. - elenco (m), gesso (m), molde (m), fundição (f)

idioms:

• cast a shadow    lançar sombra
• cast about/around    procurar aqui e ali
• cast aside    pôr de lado
• cast aspersions on    fazer calúnia de
• cast doubts    lançar dúvidas
• cast down    abatido
• cast iron    ferro (m) fundido
• cast light on    fornecer informações
• cast lots    sortear
• cast off    deixar cair, rejeitar
• cast one's mind back    lembrar alguém de alguma coisa passada
• cast one's net wide    considerar muitas coisas para encontrar o que se quer
• cast out    mandar embora, desterrar
• cast up    levantar, expulsar, calcular, vomitar
• plaster cast    aparelho (m) de gesso

Русский (Russian)
отбросить, отлить, труппа, бросок

idioms:

• cast a shadow    наложить тень, омрачать
• cast about/around    разыскивать
• cast aside    бросать
• cast aspersions on    ставить под сомнение
• cast doubts    ставить под сомнение
• cast down    бросать на землю, складывать (оружие)
• cast iron    прочный, чугун
• cast lots    кинуть жребий, попытать счастья
• cast off    покидать, отпускать, отчаливать
• cast one's mind back    вспомнить
• cast one's net wide    далеко искать
• cast out    изгнать
• cast up    выбрасывать, вскидывать
• plaster cast    гипсовый слепок

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - lanzar, arrojar, echar, tirar, moldear, fundir, vaciar
v. intr. - lanzarse, arrojarse, echarse, tirarse, moldearse, fundirse, vaciarse
n. - reparto, distribución de los papeles, vaciado, fundición, tirada, jugada

idioms:

• be cast away    naufragar
• cast a shadow    arrojar una sombra
• cast a spell on    hechizar a
• cast about    buscar, tratar de encontrar
• cast anchor    echar el ancla, anclar
• cast around    buscar, tratar de encontrar
• cast aside    desechar, descartar, apartar, hacer a un lado
• cast aspersions on    difamar, calumniar
• cast doubts    sembrar una duda
• cast down    derribar, bajar, desanimar, abatir, deprimido, preocupado, abatido, desanimado
• cast in one's lot with    compartir la suerte de alguien, aliarse uno con alguien, compartir sueños y fortunas
• cast iron    hierro colado, fundición, arrabio
• cast light on    aclarar algo, arrojar luz sobre algo
• cast lots    echar suertes, sortear
• cast off    soltar las amarras, desechar, abandonar, cerrar
• cast on    echar encima
• cast one's bread upon the waters    hacer el bien sin mirar a quien
• cast one's eye over    leer superficialmente
• cast one's lot with    compartir la suerte de alguien, compartir sueños y fortunas, compartir experiencias, hacer alianza con
• cast one's mind back    rememorar, volver la vista atrás
• cast one's net wide    ampliar el campo de acción
• cast out    echar, arrojar, expulsar
• cast up    vomitar, levantar, sumar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kasta, lägga av, gjuta, räkna ut, tilldela roll, ordna, förkasta
n. - kast, avgjutning, räkning, rollfördelning, anstrykning, utseende, drapering, gips

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
投, 抛, 掷, 图谋, 计算, 演员阵容, 铸件, 投掷

idioms:

• cast a shadow    投下阴影
• cast a spell on    用符咒镇住, 迷住
• cast about    搜索, 想方设法
• cast anchor    抛锚, 定居下来
• cast around    到处寻觅
• cast aside    消除, 废除
• cast aspersions on    中伤
• cast doubts    引起怀疑
• cast down    使沮丧, 使下降, 推翻
• cast iron    铸铁, 锻铁
• cast light on    有认识, 解释
• cast lots    抽签
• cast off    放出, 脱下
• cast one's bread upon the waters    行善
• cast one's eye over    向...瞧了瞧
• cast one's lot in with    与...共命运
• cast one's mind back    回想
• cast one's net wide    撤大网
• cast out    驱逐
• cast up    呕吐, 把...加起来

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 投, 拋, 擲
v. intr. - 投, 圖謀, 計算
n. - 演員陣容, 鑄件, 投擲

idioms:

• cast a shadow    投下陰影
• cast a spell on    用符咒鎮住, 迷住
• cast about    搜索, 想方設法
• cast anchor    拋錨, 定居下來
• cast around    到處尋覓
• cast aside    消除, 廢除
• cast aspersions on    中傷
• cast doubts    引起懷疑
• cast down    使沮喪, 使下降, 推翻
• cast iron    鑄鐵, 鍛鐵
• cast light on    有認識, 解釋
• cast lots    抽籤
• cast off    放出, 脫下
• cast one's bread upon the waters    行善
• cast one's eye over    向...瞧了瞧
• cast one's lot in with    與...共命運
• cast one's mind back    回想
• cast one's net wide    撤大網
• cast out    驅逐
• cast up    嘔吐, 把...加起來

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 던지다, 뜨다, 주조하다
v. intr. - 낚싯줄을 드리우다, 합계하다, 생각하다
n. - 던지기, 주조, 종류

idioms:

• cast a shadow    중요하다
• cast a spell on    마술을 걸다, 매혹시키다
• cast about    두루 찾다, 궁리하다
• cast anchor    닻을 내리다
• cast around    두루 찾다, 궁리하다
• cast aside    버리다, 잊어버리다
• cast aspersions on    명예 등을 중상하다
• cast doubts    의심을 품게 하다
• cast down    내던지다, 눈을 내리깔다, 낙담 시키다
• cast iron    주철
• cast light on    무시무시하게 보여주다
• cast lots    제비 뽑다
• cast off    포기하다, 인연을 끊다
• cast one's bread upon the waters    이해득실을 떠나서 자비로운 일을 하다
• cast one's eye over    ~의 눈을 끌다, 시선이 마주치다
• cast one's lot in with    ~와 운명을 함께 하다
• cast one's mind back    이전의 일을 상기하다
• cast one's net wide    여러 가지를 고려하다, 여러 가지를 찾다
• cast out    내던지다, 추방하다, 토해 내다
• cast up    던져서 올리다, 합계하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 投げる, 打つ, 向ける, 投げかける, 脱ぐ, 落とす, 配役を決める, 役を当てる, 鋳造する, 投じる
n. - 投げること, 打つこと, 配役, 気質, 型, 鋳型, 鋳造物, 色合い, 外形

idioms:

• cast a pall over    だんだん飽きてくる
• cast a shadow    影を投げる, 傷付ける
• cast a slur on    侮辱する
• cast a spell on    魔法をかける, 魅惑する
• cast about/around    捜し回る, あれこれ思案する, 思案する
• cast anchor    投錨する, とどまる
• cast aside    捨てる, 退ける
• cast aspersions on    中傷する
• cast doubts    疑いをかける
• cast down    投げ倒す, がっかりさせる, 落胆させる
• cast iron    鋳鉄
• cast lots    くじを引く
• cast off    捨てる, 脱ぎ捨てる, もやい綱を解き放つ, 止める, 見捨てる, 放棄する
• cast one's bread upon the waters    報酬を求めずに人のために尽くす
• cast one's mind back    以前の事を思い出す
• cast one's net wide    網を広く打つ, 探索の範囲を広げる
• cast one's net wider    網をより広く打つ, 探索範囲をより広げる
• cast out    投げ出す, 追放する, 捨てる
• cast pearls before swine    豚に真珠を与える
• cast the gorge at    …にへどを催す
• cast up    上に向ける, 盛り上げる, 築く, 合計する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوزع الأدوار على الممثلين, يسبك, يصب, يلقي, يرمي, يطرح, يقذف (الاسم) القاء, رميه, قذفه, شكل, هيئه, قالب, شخصيات الروايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הטיל, עיצב, גיבש, השליך, יצק, שיבץ (שחקן) בתפקיד, ליהק, חישב‬
v. intr. - ‮חישב‬
n. - ‮השלכה, הטלה, צוות השחקנים, צורה, דמות, גבס (תחבושת), פזילה, גוון של צבע, טווח של טיל, שילוח טיל, המספר שעלה בהטלת קוביות, הטלת חכה, צורה, סוג או תכונה, עצם מחימר או ממתכת שנוצר בתבנית, איזור שעדת כלבים חיפשה בו‬

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