What is the definition of cast?

Answer 1

of Cast, To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel., To direct or turn, as the eyes., To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot., To throw down, as in Wrestling., To throw up, as a mound, or rampart., To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose., To bring forth prematurely; to slink., To throw out or emit; to exhale., To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject., To impose; to bestow; to rest., To dismiss; to discard; to cashier., To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a horoscope., To contrive; to plan., To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages., To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice., To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as, to cast bells, stoves, bullets., To stereotype or electrotype., To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part., To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook., To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh., To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as, to cast about for reasons., To calculate; to compute., To receive form or shape in a mold., To warp; to become twisted out of shape., To vomit., 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth., The act of casting or throwing; a throw., The thing thrown., The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown., A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture., That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the excrement of a earthworm., The act of casting in a mold., An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person; amold; a pattern., That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a casting., Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of countenance., A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade., A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage; specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift., The assignment of parts in a play to the actors., A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand., A stoke, touch, or trick., A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance; squint., A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold., Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at once in counting herrings, etc; a warp., Contrivance; plot, design.

Answer 2

The rigid Hindu system of hereditary social distinctions based on castes.