to cast

Definition of to cast in English English dictionary: To plan, intend (to do something)
I wrapt my selfe in Palmers weed, / And cast to seeke him forth through daunger and great dreed.; 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.; An object made in a mould
The cast would need a great deal of machining to become a recognizable finished part.; To deposit (a ballot or voting paper); to formally register (one's vote); The collective group of actors performing a play or production together. Contrasted with crew
He’s in the cast of Oliver.; A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones
The doctor put a cast on the boy’s broken arm.; 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.; Something which has been thrown, dispersed etc; 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.; 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.; An act of throwing; 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) .; 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; To throw
The more, an' please your honour, the pity, said the Corporal; in uttering which, he cast his spade into the wheelbarrow .; To twist or warp (of fabric, timber etc.); Specifically, to throw down or aside
Her bow is not to her liking. In a temper, she casts it on the grass.; The mould used to make cast objects
A plaster cast was made of his face.; To throw (light etc.) on or upon something, or in a given direction
A sudden thought cast a gloom over his countenance.; To throw off (the skin) as a process of growth; to shed the hair or fur of the coat; A small mass of earth "thrown off" or excreted by a worm
The area near the stream was covered with little bubbly worm casts.''.; To set (a bone etc.) in a cast; The casting procedure
The men got into position for the cast, two at the ladle, two with long rods, all with heavy clothing.; 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.; 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 .; 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.; An animal, especially a horse, that is unable to rise without assistance; A group of crabs; Animal and insect remains which have been regurgitated by a bird; 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.; 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; {v} to throw, sling, shed, contrive, form, grow crooked, overcome; {n} a throw, motion, squint, turn, form, shade; To direct or turn, as the eyes; To lose the hair or fur of the coat, usually in spring; A cast is the same as a plaster cast. see also casting; That which is formed in a mild; esp; A notation used to express the conversion of one type to another It can be expressed using either functional notation or cast notation; choose at random; "draw a card"; "cast lots"; (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; The act of casting or throwing; a throw; 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; (plastic sheeting) (1) application of liquid plastic resins onto a moving belt or precipitating into a chemical bath to form a sheet; (2) something shaped in a mold while in fluid or plastic state; Visual appearance; To dismiss; to discard; to cashier; To change a variable type from, for example, integer to real, or integer to text; To heave the lead and line in order to ascertain the depth of water; the distinctive form in which a thing is made; "pottery of this cast was found throughout the region"; The thing thrown; {f} throw; project; form, shape; mold; choose actors (for a play, movie, etc.); When you cast your vote in an election, you vote. About ninety-five per cent of those who cast their votes approve the new constitution Gaviria had been widely expected to obtain well over half the votes cast; formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"; bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal; To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose; To receive form or shape in a mold; 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; a reproduction or copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc; Where Java does not permit the use of a source value of one type, it is necessary to use a cast to force the compiler to accept the use for the target type Care should be taken with casting values of primitive types, because this often involves loss of information Casts on object references are checked at runtime for legality A ClassCastException exception will be thrown for illegal ones; To throw something down or toss something aside; the act of throwing dice; assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors; "Who cast this beautiful movie?"; To make by pouring into a mould; of Cast, for Casteth; To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel; To cast doubt on something means to cause people to be unsure about it. Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory; A throw of dice; hence, a chance or venture; To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages; - A replica of an organism created when minerals use the organism as a mold to create the replica For example, a shell fills with minerals, the shell dissolves away and the cast (inside of the shell) is left behind; Also coerce Convert a variable from one type to another; To throw out or emit; to exhale; form by pouring (e g , wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"

to cast

Turkish pronunciation

tı käst

Pronunciation

/tə ˈkast/ /tə ˈkæst/

Etymology

[ t&, tu, 'tü ] (preposition.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tO; akin to Old High German zuo to, Latin donec as long as, until.