CAST | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Middle English: from Old Norse kasta ‘to cast or throw’

cause (light or shadow) to appear on a surface

make shadow

• the moon cast a pale light over the cottages
• running costs were already casting a shadow over the programme

register (a vote)

register vote

• votes have been cast in 40 per cent of the seats

throw (a net, or the hooked and baited end of (a fishing line) out into the water

throw out fishing line

• the fishermen cast a large net around a school of tuna

throw (something) forcefully in a specified direction

throw

• he cast the book down on to the chair angrily
• lemmings cast themselves off the cliff
• he jumped in, casting caution to the wind

shape (metal or other material) by pouring it into a mould while molten

shape molten metal

• when hammered or cast, bronze could be made into tools

cause (a magic spell) to take effect

do magic spell

• the witch cast a spell on her to turn her into a beast
• the city casts a spell on the visitor

play (video or audio content from a computer, phone, etc.) on a television screen or other device, usually via a wireless connection, without mirroring the screen of the original device

display data on television screen

• the app can cast your device's photos and videos
• view on your largest screen by casting your device to your TV

shed (skin or horns) in the process of growth

shed skin or horns

• the antlers are cast each year

calculate and record details of (a horoscope)

calculate horoscope

• you can look at the star chart cast at somebody's birth

(in country dancing) change one's position by moving a certain number of places in a certain direction along the outside of the line in which one is dancing

move in country dancing

• cross the set and cast down one place

(of a dog) search in different directions for a lost scent

(of dog) search for scent

• the dog cast furiously for the vanished rabbit

immobilize (an animal, especially a cow) by using a rope to cause it to fall on its side.

immobilize animal

an object made by shaping molten metal or similar material in a mould

object made from molten metal

• bronze casts of the sculpture

an act of throwing something forcefully

act of throwing

• he grabbed a spear for a third cast

the form or appearance of something, especially someone's features or complexion

form or appearance

• she had a somewhat masculine cast of countenance
• the colours he wore emphasized the olive cast of his skin

a slight squint

squint

• he had a cast in one eye

worm cast

a wide search made by a hound or pack of hounds to find a trail.

search by hounds

a pair or group of hawks or falcons

pair of hawks

• he gave one thousand pounds for a cast of hawks