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Definition of cast} in English English dictionary
cast: To plan, intend (to do something)
I wrapt my selfe in Palmers weed, / And cast to seeke him forth through daunger and great dreed.
cast: To add up a column of figures; cross-cast refers to adding up a row of figures
I cast up the notches on my post, and found I had been on shore three hundred and sixty-five days.
cast: An object made in a mould
The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.
cast: To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote)
cast: The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew
He’s in the cast of Oliver.
cast: A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones
The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.
cast: Of dogs, hunters: to spread out and search for a scent
He clambered on to an apron of rock that held its area out to the sun and began to cast across it. The direction of the wind changed and the scent touched him again.
cast: To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text
Casting is generally an indication of bad design.
cast: Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc
cast: To calculate the astrological value of (a horoscope, birth etc.)
he is a perfect astrologer, that can cast the rise and fall of others, and mark their errant motions to his own use.
cast: The form of one's thoughts, mind etc
I have read all her articles and come to admire both her elegant turn of phrase and the noble cast of mind which inspires it; but never, I confess, did I look to see beauty and wit so perfectly united.
cast: An act of throwing
cast: To throw forward (a fishing line, net etc.) into the sea
As Jesus walked by the see off Galile, he sawe two brethren: Simon which was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, castynge a neet into the see (for they were fisshers) .
cast: Visual appearance
Her features had a delicate cast to them.
cast: To bring the bows of a sailing ship on to the required tack just as the anchor is weighed by use of the headsail; to bring (a ship) round
cast: To throw
The more, an' please your honour, the pity, said the Corporal; in uttering which, he cast his spade into the wheelbarrow .
cast: To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.)
cast: Specifically, to throw down or aside
Her bow is not to her liking. In a temper, she casts it on the grass.
cast: The mould used to make cast objects
A plaster cast was made of his face.
cast: To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction
A sudden thought cast a gloom over his countenance.
cast: To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat
cast: A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm
The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.''.
cast: To set (a bone etc.) in a cast
cast: The casting procedure
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.
cast: To give birth to prematurely; to miscarry
The abortion of a woman they describe by an horse kicking a wolf; because a mare will cast her foal if she tread in the track of that animal.
cast: To direct (one's eyes, gaze etc.)
She then yawned again, threw aside her book, and cast her eyes round the room in quest of some amusement .
cast: To shape (molten metal etc.) by pouring into a mould; to make (an object) in such a way
One copy of the magnificent caveman, The Thinker, of which Rodin cast several examples in bronze, is seated now in front of the Detroit Museum of Art, where it was placed last autumn.
cast: To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water
cast: To assign a role in a play or performance
The director cast the part carefully.
cast: An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance
cast: A group of crabs
cast: Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird
cast: To remove, take off (clothes)
You know the saying, Ne'er cast a clout till May is out? Well, personally, I'm bored of my winter clothes by March.
cast: A squint
cast a chill: To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word
the perusal of the letter he had brought from his master cast a chill over things. — Kazimierz Waliszewski, Ivan the Terrible, Part 4, Chapter 2, translated by Lady Mary Loyd.
cast accounts: To perform basic bookkeeping
cast accounts: To be numerate; to be capable of arithmetic. One who casts accounts may only be one equipped with that accomplishment; as one who reads is not necessarily reading, nor inclined to it, but literate
cast adrift: To place a person in a ship's boat or raft and leave them
cast adrift: To abandon a ship at sea
cast aspersions: to make damaging or spiteful remarks
Don’t cast aspersions on me, or on my patriotism.
cast away: To discard
She cast away her bridal dress along with other reminders of the marriage.
cast away: To abandon or maroon
The mutineers cast away the ship's officers in the longboat.
cast fossil: A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, also called a mold fossil, which is in the general form of the original organism
cast fossils: plural form of cast fossil
cast iron: A hard and brittle, but strong, alloy of iron, carbon, and silicon, formed by casting in a mould
Cast iron is popular for cookware where an even heating temperature is important.
cast iron: Durable; tough; resiliant
Ernest has a cast-iron constitution and never gets sick.
cast iron: Inflexible or without exception
The school's cast-iron policy on admissions fees left no leeway for needy students.
cast iron: Made of cast iron
I use a castiron skillet for frying pancakes.
cast net: a (usually weighted) fishing net that is thrown and then pulled back via an attached line
cast nets: plural form of cast net
cast off: To let go (a cable or rope securing a vessel to a buoy, wharf etc) so that the vessel may proceed
cast off: To finish the last row of knitted stitches and remove them securely from the needle
cast off: To discard or reject something
cast on: to start the first row of knitting by putting stitches on a needle
cast one's vote: To vote for something
cast out: To drive out; to expel
cast out nines: To apply a procedure for verifying whether an arithmetic operation is probably correct or certainly incorrect using modulo characteristics of these specific integer combinations
cast pearls before swine: To give things of value to those who will not understand or appreciate it
cast the first stone: To act self-righteously in accusing another person, believing that one is blameless
I knew I couldn't cast the first stone as I knew I had weaknesses. ... (But) as a leader of the government trying to uphold the rule of law I have no choice but to move forward and say you cannot accept perjury in your highest officials.
cast up one's accounts: To vomit
cast-iron: Alternative spelling of cast iron
cast a pall over: (Ev ile ilgili) Spoil something
cast: The cast of a play or film is all the people who act in it. The show is very amusing and the cast are very good
cast: {v} to throw, sling, shed, contrive, form, grow crooked, overcome
cast: {n} a throw, motion, squint, turn, form, shade
cast cutter: (Tıp, İlaç) An electrically powered vibrating saw used to cut through plaster or synthetic casts; cast saw
cast doubt: (deyim) If you make other people not sure about a matter, then you have cast doubt on it
cast doubt on: (deyim) If you make other people not sure about a matter, then you have cast doubt on it
cast light: (deyim) To explain; illuminate; clarify
The letters that were found suddenly cast a new light on the circumstances of Tom's disappearance.
cast pearls before swine: Waste something on someone who wont be thankful. "Giving that jewellery to her will be casting pearls before swine. She will not appreciate it at all."
cast saw: (Tıp, İlaç) An electrically powered vibrating saw used to cut through plaster or synthetic casts. Referred to commonly as a Cast Cutter
cast the first stone: To be the first to blame someone, lead accusers against a wrongdoer. "Jesus said that a person who was without sin could cast the first stone.", "Although Ben saw the girl cheating, he did not want to cast the first stone."
cast your mind back: (deyim) If somebody tells you to cast your mind back on something, they want you to think about something that happened in the past, but which you might not remember very well, and to try to remember as much as possible
cast: To direct or turn, as the eyes
cast: To lose the hair or fur of the coat, usually in spring
cast: A cast is the same as a plaster cast. see also casting
cast: That which is formed in a mild; esp
cast: A notation used to express the conversion of one type to another It can be expressed using either functional notation or cast notation
cast: choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"
cast: (1) (verb) To form a substances into a particular shape, as by pouring it into a mold and letting it harden; (2) (noun) that which is formed in a mold or form; (3) a mold
cast: The act of casting or throwing; a throw
cast: Explicit conversion (or coercion) of a type in contrast to automatic conversions which are implicit and can occur across assignments and in mixed expressions E g , if i is an int, then '(double)i' casts the value of i so that the expression has type double The cast operator '(<type>)' is a unary operator having the same precedence as other unaries
cast a bell: produce a bell by pouring molten metal into a mold
cast coated: A paper that is coated and then pressure dried using a polished roller which imparts an enamel like hard gloss finish
cast down: lower the spirits of a person; discourage
cast iron: A material used in fan manufacture Liquid iron is poured into a mold to produce a part This material was used at first for motor housings and bases of fans As manufacturing techniques progressed motor housings were made of stamped steel Eventually even the base was made of stamped steel
cast off: Release ropes prior to departure
cast-off: An estimate of the length a manuscript will be when typeset
cast-off: thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"