Definition for: cast

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English

Pronunciation

• AHD: käst , IPA: /kɑːst/ , SAMPA: /kA:st/

Homophones : caste

Rhymes: -ɑːst

Noun

cast ( plural casts )

1. A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

   The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.

2. The collective group of people performing a play or production together.

   He’s in the cast of Oliver.

3. The casting procedure
4. A small mass of earth excreted by a worm
5. An object made in a mould, or the mould used to make cast objects; as, a plaster cast
6. A squint
7. Visual appearance.

   Her features had a delicate cast to them.

Translations

a supportive and immobilising device

group of people performing a play

casting procedure

small mass of earth excreted by a worm

object made in a mould or the mould used to make cast objects

Verb

to cast ( third-person singular simple present casts , present participle casting , simple past cast , past participle cast )

1. To throw forcefully.

   He cast a stone at the dog.

2. To throw something down or toss something aside

   to cast away fear

   she cast the die

3. The act of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.

   the fisherman cast the net into the sea.

4. To assign a role in a play or performance.

   the director cast the part carefully.

5. Informatics: to change a variable from for example integer to real, or integer to text.
6. Make by pouring into a mold
7. (of fabric) to twist or warp.
8. ( nautical ) to bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail
9. ( nautical ) to heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water

Translations

to throw something down forcefully

the act of throwing a fishing line or net into the water

to assign a role in a play or performance

to change a variable

make by pouring into a mold

Related terms

• plaster cast
• casting call
• casting couch
• cast iron
• cast off
• cast on

References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1   1.2 1.3   1.4 1.5   1.6} Oxford-Paravia Concise - Dizionario Inglese-Italiano e Italiano-Inglese . Edited by Maria Cristina Bareggi. Torino: Paravia, 2003 (in collaboration with Oxford University Press). ISBN 8839551107. Online version here

Catalan

Adjective

cast

1. chaste

Other Translations for "cast"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-.-. .- ... -
Binary		1100011 1100001 1110011 1110100
Hex		63617374
Pig Latin		astcay

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