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[ UK /kˈɑːst/ ]
[ US /ˈkæst/ ]
VERB
  1. select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
    He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona
  2. get rid of
    shed your clothes
    he shed his image as a pushy boss
  3. eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night
    After drinking too much, the students vomited
    He purged continuously
  4. throw forcefully
  5. formulate in a particular style or language
    She cast her request in very polite language
    I wouldn't put it that way
  6. put or send forth
    She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
    cast a spell
    cast a warm light
    The setting sun threw long shadows
  7. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    The cattle roam across the prairie
    They rolled from town to town
    The gypsies roamed the woods
    roving vagabonds
    the laborers drift from one town to the next
    the wandering Jew
  8. choose at random
    draw a card
    cast lots
  9. assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
    Who cast this beautiful movie?
  10. deposit
    cast a vote
    cast a ballot
  11. form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    cast a bronze sculpture
NOUN
  1. a violent throw
  2. the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
  3. object formed by a mold
  4. bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
  5. the act of throwing dice
  6. the actors in a play
  7. container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens
  8. the visual appearance of something or someone
    the delicate cast of his features
  9. the distinctive form in which a thing is made
    pottery of this cast was found throughout the region
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How To Use cast In A Sentence

  • The Staff of Volans has a limited supply of magic energy. Roll a dice after each spell is cast.
  • It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.
  • A little bit overcast is actually a lot better than a sunny sky for us out there," Miller said. NHL players excited to go outdoors in Buffalo's chill
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  • The only real answer I have to that, you know - it is asked a lot is that I really wouldn't want to work with someone who would typecast me based on what I'm doing in this job.
  • She visited her relatives in Castledermot on a yearly basis when her brother and sister were alive.
  • Deirdre cast him one last look, then shut her eyes tight.
  • The forecasts have been asking us to watch out for thunderclouds and thundershowers for a long while now.
  • High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
  • We filter all the e-mails in the evening to verify whether any bogus votes are cast.
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