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C0146500 (kăst)v. cast, cast·ing, casts v.tr.1. a. To throw (something, especially something light): The boy cast stones in the water.b. To throw with force; hurl: waves that cast driftwood far up on the shore. See Synonyms at throw.c. To throw or propel a lure or bait at the end of (a fishing line) into the water so as to catch fish or other aquatic life.d. To throw (a net), as in fishing; cause to spread out.e. To throw on the ground, as in wrestling.f. To let fall; drop: cast anchor.g. To roll or throw (dice, for example).h. To draw (lots).2. To shed; molt: The snake cast its skin.3. To deposit or indicate (a ballot or vote).4. To turn or direct: All eyes were cast upon the speaker.5. a. To cause to fall onto or over something or in a certain direction: candles casting light; trees casting shadows.b. To assert in relation to someone or something or cause to be associated: Don't let him cast aspersions on your character. The results cast doubt on our hypothesis.6. To give birth to prematurely: The cow cast a calf.7. To cause (hunting hounds) to scatter and circle in search of a lost scent.8. a. To choose actors for (a play, for example).b. To assign a certain role to (an actor): cast her as the lead.c. To assign an actor to (a part): cast each role carefully.9. a. To form (liquid metal, for example) into a particular shape by pouring into a mold.b. To make (an object) by casting liquid metal.10. To arrange or devise: cast the book in three parts; cast a plan.11. To calculate or compute; add up (a column of figures).12. To calculate astrologically: cast my horoscope.13. To warp; twist: floorboards cast by age.14. Nautical To turn (a ship); change to the opposite tack.v.intr.1. To throw something, especially to throw out a lure or bait at the end of a fishing line.2. To add a column of figures; make calculations.3. To receive form or shape in a mold: a material that casts well.4. To become warped.5. To search for a lost scent in hunting with hounds.6. Nautical a. To veer to leeward from a former course; fall off.b. To put about; tack.7. To choose actors for the parts in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.n.1. a. The act or an instance of casting or throwing.b. The act or an instance of throwing a fishing line or net into the water.c. The line or net thrown.d. The distance covered by a throw.e. A throw of dice.f. The number on dice facing up when thrown.2. A stroke of fortune or fate; a lot.3. a. Something, such as molted skin, that is thrown off, out, or away.b. A piece of excrement produced by an earthworm.4. a. A direction or expression of the eyes.b. A slight squint.5. The addition of a column of figures; calculation.6. A conjecture; a forecast.7. a. The act of pouring molten material into a mold.b. The amount of molten material poured into a mold at a single operation.c. Something formed by this means or in a mold or matrix: The sculpture was a bronze cast. They made a cast of her face.8. A rigid dressing, usually made of gauze and plaster of Paris, used to immobilize an injured body part, as in a fracture or dislocation. Also called plaster cast.9. The form in which something is made or constructed; arrangement: the close-set cast of her features.10. Outward form or look; appearance: a suit of stylish cast.11. Sort; type: fancied himself to be of a macho cast.12. An inclination; tendency: her thoughtful cast of mind.13. The actors in a play, movie, or other theatrical presentation.14. A slight trace of color; a tinge.15. A distortion of shape.16. The circling of hounds to pick up a scent in hunting.17. A pair of hawks released by a falconer at one time.Phrasal Verbs: cast about (or around)1. To make a search; look: had to cast about for an hour, looking for a good campsite.2. To devise means; contrive. cast off1. To discard; reject: cast off old clothing.2. To let go; set loose: cast off a boat; cast off a line.3. To make the last row of stitches in knitting.4. Printing To estimate the space a manuscript will occupy when set into type. cast on To make the first row of stitches in knitting. cast out To drive out by force; expel.Idiom: cast (one's) lot with To join or side with for better or worse.

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[Middle English casten, from Old Norse kasta.]

cast out

vb (intr, adverb) Scot to quarrel; be no longer friends

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1.cast out - expel from a community or group banish, blackball, ostracise, ostracize, shun, banexpel, kick out, throw out - force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"

2.cast out - throw or cast away; "Put away your worries"cast aside, cast away, chuck out, discard, throw away, toss away, toss out, throw out, dispose, put away, fling, tossunlearn - discard something previously learnt, like an old habitdeep-six, give it the deep six - toss out; get rid of; "deep-six these old souvenirs!"jettison - throw away, of something encumberingjunk, scrap, trash - dispose of (something useless or old); "trash these old chairs"; "junk an old car"; "scrap your old computer"waste - get rid of; "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"dump - throw away as refuse; "No dumping in these woods!"retire - dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"abandon - forsake, leave behind; "We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"liquidize, sell out, sell up - get rid of all one's merchandisede-access - dispose of by selling; "the museum sold off its collection of French impressionists to raise money"; "the publishing house sold off one of its popular magazines"close out - terminate by selling off or disposing of; "He closed out his line of sports cars"

cast

verb1. To send through the air with a motion of the hand or arm:dart, dash, fling, heave, hurl, hurtle, launch, pitch, shoot, shy, sling, throw, toss.Informal: fire.2. To move (a weapon or blow, for example) in the direction of someone or something:aim, direct, head, level, point, set, train, turn, zero in.Military: lay.3. To send out heat, light, or energy:emit, irradiate, project, radiate, shed, throw.4. To form a strategy for:blueprint, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out.Informal: dope out.Idiom: lay plans.5. To ascertain by mathematics:calculate, cipher, compute, figure, reckon.6. To combine (figures) to form a sum:add (up), foot (up), sum (up), tot (up), total, totalize.phrasal verb
cast aboutTo try to find something:hunt, look, quest, search, seek.phrasal verb
cast outTo rid one's mind of:banish, dismiss, dispel, shut out.noun1. An act of throwing:fling, heave, hurl, launch, pitch, shy, sling, throw, toss.2. A disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood:aspect, countenance, expression, face, look, visage.3. A hollow device for shaping a fluid or plastic substance:form, matrix, mold.4. The external outline of a thing:configuration, figure, form, pattern, shape.5. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:breed, description, feather, ilk, kind, lot, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.Informal: persuasion.6. An inclination to something:bent, bias, disposition, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, squint, tendency, trend, turn.7. A shade of a color, especially a pale or delicate variation:hue, tinge, tint, tone.

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