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Definition: Meaning of, cast in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / kɑːst /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
casting casts
  1. cast light on/onto something to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand
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  2. cast doubt(s) on something to make people feel less certain about something
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  3. light and shade [transitive] literary to make light or a shadow appear somewhere
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  4. cast a shadow/cloud over something literary to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something
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  5. look [transitive] literary to look quickly in a particular direction
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  6. cast an eye on/over something to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc
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  7. cast a vote/ballot to vote in an election
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  8. cast a spell on/over somebody to attract someone very strongly and to keep their attention completely
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  9. cast a spell on/over somebody to use magic words or acts to change someone or something
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  10. cast your mind back literary to try to remember something that happened in the past
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  11. cast aspersions on something/somebody formal to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem
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  12. metal [transitive] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a MOULD (= hollow container)
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  13. acting [transitive] to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etc
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  14. describe [transitive] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of person
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  15. throw [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to throw something somewhere [=  toss]
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  16. fishing [intransitive and transitive] to throw a fishing line or net into the water
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  17. send away [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to force someone to go somewhere unpleasant
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  18. cast your net (far and) wide to consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want
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  19. skin when a snake casts its skin, the top layer of skin falls off slowly [=  shed]
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  20. cast a shoe if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident
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  21. cast a horoscope to prepare and write a HOROSCOPE for someone
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Singular Plural
cast casts
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  1. actors all the people who perform in a play, film etc
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  2. on arm/leg also plaster cast a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken
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  3. for making a shape a MOULD (= hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this way
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  4. somebody's cast of mind formal the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have
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  5. fishing the act of throwing a fishing line into the water
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  6. colour literary a small amount of a particular colour
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  7. eye old-fashioned a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways
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  8. earth a small pile of earth that a WORM produces on the surface of the ground
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cast used in phrases

  • alloy cast iron (noun)
    1. usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum cast iron containing alloying elements to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment
  • cast about (verb)
    1. search anxiously
  • cast anchor (verb)
    1. secure a vessel with an anchor
  • cast around (verb)
    1. search anxiously
  • cast away (verb)
    1. throw or cast away
  • cast down (adjective)
    1. sad and disappointed
  • cast iron (noun)
    1. a type of iron that is hard, breaks easily, and is shaped in a MOULD
  • cast of characters (noun)
    1. the actors in a play
  • cast-iron (adjective)
    1. a cast-iron excuse/alibi/guarantee etc an excuse etc that is very certain and cannot fail
    2. made of cast iron
  • cast-iron plant (noun)
    1. evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant
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cast used in phrasal verbs

  • cast around for (phrasal verb)
    1. cast around for something to look for or try to think of something, especially when you feel pressure to do something quickly
  • cast aside (phrasal verb)
    1. to get rid of someone or something because it is no longer interesting or valuable to you
  • cast off (phrasal verb)
    1. [transitive] to get rid of someone or something
    2. [intransitive/transitive] to untie the rope fastening your boat to the land so that you can sail away
  • cast on (phrasal verb)
    1. to start a piece of knitting by making the first row of stitches
  • cast out (phrasal verb)
    1. to force someone or something to leave a place
  • cast up (phrasal verb)
    1. if the sea casts something up, the sea carries it somewhere and leaves it there
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