cast1 verbcast2 noun
castcast1 /kɑːst $ kæst/ ●●○ W3 verb (past tense and past participle cast) 
WORD ORIGINcast1
Origin:
1100-1200 Old Norse kastaVERB TABLE
cast
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | cast |
| he, she, it | casts | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cast |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cast |
| he, she, it | has cast | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cast |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cast |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cast |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am casting |
| he, she, it | is casting | |
| you, we, they | are casting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was casting |
| you, we, they | were casting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been casting |
| he, she, it | has been casting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been casting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be casting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been casting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Cast your line across the current and upstream.
- In the tomb they found a statue of a horse cast in bronze.
- Sparks leaped as more wood was cast onto the fire.
- The meat industry complained that the nutrition chart cast its products in an unfavorable way.
- After the artist's death 28 examples were cast in bronze, only 11 of which now remain in private hands.
- But his style casts a dark shadow over the material, rendering it claustrophobic.
- Participants will be helped to identify their own angry inner bums, and cast those barriers aside.
- Phil Gramm of Texas have now cast their lot with Buchanan.
- The same approach can be used where the shade is cast by a wall, fence or building.
- This sent them on their way without having to trouble too much over casting about for tracks.
- You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.
Longman Language Activatorto try very hard to remember something
· You must try to remember what happened -- it's very important.· His name? Wait a minute. I'm trying to remember.try to remember who/what/how etc · I'm trying to remember how the theme tune goes.
to try to remember something by deliberately thinking about it a lot: think of: · You used to go out with the man from the bank, didn't you? I just can't think of his name.try to think: · "What did you do with the keys?" "Hang on, I'm just trying to think."think what/why/how etc: · I can't think where I put it.· Just let me think what the title was.think hard (=use this to emphasize that you try to remember something): · If she thought hard enough, she could just about remember what her mother looked like.think and think (=think for a long time): · He thought and thought but he couldn't remember.
if something comes back to you, you gradually start to remember it again after a lot of effort: · I can't think of the title at the moment, but it'll come back to me.· If you can remember all that, I'm sure the rest will come back to you.
British to try to remember something that happened a long time in the past: · Lisa, if you cast your mind back, I think you'll recall that it was your idea.cast your mind back to: · Henry cast his mind back to the fateful evening.cast your mind back over: · He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation they had held.cast your mind back forty years/three days etc: · Cast your mind back a few weeks to the Athletics Championship in Armagh.
to try extremely hard to remember something that you find very difficult to remember: · Desperately, Irvin racked his brains, but there was nothing he could tell them.· She racked her brains, trying to remember what David had said.rack your brains for: · They sat in silence, racking their brains for the name of the road.
when something sends out signals, light, heat etc · The beacon sends out a beam of light every thirty seconds.· He lit a fire, which sent out clouds of dense smoke.· The radar sends out radio waves and listens for echoes from enemy craft.
to send out light, sound, heat etc: · The oil lamp gave out a pleasant yellowish light.· The musical triangle gives out a clear, beautiful note when struck.· The stun gun, when applied to the body, gives out a sharp electric shock.
to send out heat, smells, gas etc as a result of a natural or chemical process: · The plant gives off a delicate smell of lemons.· Gas heaters should only be used in well-ventilated rooms as they give off carbon monoxide.
formal to send out heat, light, smells, gas etc: · When minerals such as quartz are heated, they emit light.· The Earth emits natural radiation.
especially written to send out light or heat in all directions from a central point: · The sun radiates both warmth and light.· The old and faded lights radiated a feeble glow upon the walls.
to send out light onto a surface or onto a particular area - used especially in stories and descriptions: · The sun shining through the trees cast a pattern of light and shade on the footpath.· Candles in tarnished holders threw a warm light over the room.
to make an event less enjoyable or successful · The bad weather completely spoiled our holiday.· Why did you have to invite Jerry? You've spoiled the whole weekend.· This was her moment of glory, and she wasn't going to let anyone spoil it.spoil something for somebody · She wanted to do her own thing, but was afraid of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family.spoil things · He got very drunk that evening, and seemed determined to spoil things for all of us.
to completely spoil an event or occasion, with the result that no-one enjoys it: · How can you prevent stomach upsets from ruining your holiday?ruin something for somebody: · John and Sandy argued all the time, which completely ruined the evening for the rest of us.
if something unpleasant such as an argument or accident mars a big or important event, it makes it less enjoyable or less successful: · Outbreaks of fighting and lawlessness marred the New Year celebrations.· The race was marred by a horrific accident involving Niki Lauda.
if bad news, bad weather etc puts a damper on something, especially on a social event such as a party, it spoils people's enjoyment of it: · The bad news put a damper on the celebrations.· Torrential rain put a damper on the event, sending bedraggled guests squelching across lawns to seek shelter.
if something casts a shadow over an event, period of time etc, it makes people feel less happy or hopeful because they are worrying about it: · The threat of war cast a shadow over the summer of 1939.· This argument with Kuroda did, I must admit, cast a shadow over my mood.
to vote to formally choose someone such as a political representative or show your support or disapproval of something, for example by putting a mark on a piece of paper in an election: · In tomorrow's election, many young people will be voting for the first time.· Hundreds of people lost their lives in the past fighting for the right to vote.vote for (=vote to support them): · I haven't decided who I'm going to vote for.· 70% of the population voted for independence.vote against: · Only two people voted against the expansion of the business.vote in favour of something: · The vast majority of people voted in favour of closer links with Europe.vote on: · Teachers will be voting on a proposal to accept the 5% pay offer.vote Republican/Labour etc (=vote for a political party): · I've voted Democrat all my life.
if a group of people have or take a vote , they each make it known which idea they agree with, as a formal way of deciding what to do: · We couldn't agree on a way forward, so we decided to have a vote.have/take a vote on: · I think we should take a vote on whether or not to accept their offer.
also cast a ballot American to vote in a political election: · By the end of the day, less than 40% of the population had cast their votes.· Over three quarters of the votes cast were for the Liberal candidate.· Not until all the ballots have been cast can they be counted.
to ask a group of people to vote on something that has been discussed in order to come to an official decision about it: · Let's put it to the vote. All those in favour raise your hands.· When the matter was put to a vote, the staff voted overwhelmingly not to go on strike.
if someone vetoes a decision that other people have agreed on, they use their official power to refuse to allow it: · The president has the right to veto any piece of legislation.· The deal was agreed by the board but vetoed by the chairman.
to decide something by asking the members of an organization to formally vote on it: · The union will now ballot its members on whether to go ahead with strike action.
if the people of a country or area go to the polls , they vote in a political election - used especially in newspapers and on television or radio: · The people of Houston will go to the polls next week to elect a new mayor.· With only two days left before France goes to the polls, all parties are campaigning hard.
the system of choosing a government by voting - used especially in newspapers and on television or radio: · They are determined to win power through the ballot box, not by violence.· The voters have expressed their views at the ballot box.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
She cast an anguished look at Guy. The young tramp cast him a wary glance. She blushed, casting her eyes down. Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads. The producer finally cast Finch in the male lead. Clarke’s trying to cast me in the role of villain here. Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison. Cast aside your fears.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go. No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. Only 22% of voters cast their ballots. How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character?
She cast an anguished look at Guy. The young tramp cast him a wary glance. She blushed, casting her eyes down. Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads. The producer finally cast Finch in the male lead. Clarke’s trying to cast me in the role of villain here. Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison. Cast aside your fears. Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go. No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. Only 22% of voters cast their ballots. (=make people unsure about something)· Research has cast doubt on the safety of mobile phones.
(=look quickly)· She cast a shy glance toward Shelby.
(=make people feel sad)· His ill health had cast a gloom over the Christmas holidays.
(=send light onto something)· the gold circle of light cast by the lamp
(=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.
written (=give someone a role, especially one they do not want)· He found himself cast in the role of guide and translator.
(=give them a role)· Television producers would not cast her in lead roles.
(=make it appear)· The building cast a shadow across the narrow street.
How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character? (=do some magic)· Suddenly everyone froze, as if a wizard had cast a spell on them.
(=vote in a political election) Harkin won 74 percent of the votes cast.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB Harkin won 74 percent of the votes cast.· This sent them on their way without having to trouble too much over casting about for tracks.· They began casting about for an alternative.· Frantically he cast about, searching the ground.· Finally mustering the courage to act, Blue reaches into his bag of disguises and casts about for a new identity.· Cupped the small flame with a trembling hand. Cast about for a taper.· The constitution prohibits him from staying another, so he is casting about for ways to hold on to power.· He cast about desperately for something to say.· In April, about 30 frustrated human resources managers met to discuss their staffing woes and cast about for solutions.
· So I cast around for somewhere else and we found this, in a very poor state of repair.· Again she began casting around for help.· He's casting around trying to find a way of presenting himself that's different from his past life.· The mind finds it much easier to work upon something than to cast around in a search.· We can adapt our theories, or cast around for fresh ones, to suit our intuitions.· He cast around for somewhere to put them, and at once Mei Ling took them and gave them to a waiting servant.· After casting around a little, he appointed Chamberlain himself in Davidson's place.
· We should now cast aside all the political rhetoric of the campaign.· It is too much to expect musicians to deliberately cast aside the fringe benefits of success.· Every impediment to flight was cast aside.· Everything else was cast aside, beginning with even elementary care over arrangements to get there on the night.· University officials have displayed no sense of moral obligation toward a female student cast aside in the rush to pander to Phillips.· That is my point: you have cast aside the probability of future happiness on a whim.· Yet the problems are not of such proportions that hope has been cast aside.
· Let Marion be reminded of what she had cast away.· Leaders are either recast or cast away.· A time to gather stones together, a time to cast away stones.
· He was exasperated, but not cast down.· Every twenty seconds their elongated selves were flung before him, their shadows cast down by the lighthouse beam.· It was of a suitable Ash Wednesday character and left the congregation feeling sober and a little cast down.· The slaves rose and backed out of the chamber, their eyes cast down.· Back at Cultra, Jessica Roberts was also cast down.· It is rising so high that makes us afraid, he thought, lest we fall or are cast down.· He cast down monsters and destroyed Chaos warriors with a word.· Women cast down, on whom life had left its mark, were to him sisters under the skin regardless of station.
· You then knit one or two rows and cast off.· Endued with evenness of mind, one casts off in this very life both good deeds and evil deeds.· Knit 1 row and cast off in same manner.· Women are casting off minimalism, starting at the accessory level.· One who would speak your name and seeks to know the woman in you! Cast off the glooms.· Guests were encouraged to cast off their inhibitions.· Luis, it's high time you were off watch! Cast off!· She had cast off the lines.
· In 1st century palatine those who were lepers were literally cast out of society.· He received the aged Oedipus whom everyone else had cast out.· The boat is rowed slowly round the lough whilst an angler sitting in the stern casts out at right angles.· The routine, in fact, is tedious. Cast out.· Have you nothing to say to me, cast out here like a leper?· The thugs and wreckers have been cast out.· As a result she is cast out by society and some members of her family.
NOUN· He racked his brains, he cast his mind back.· Again, more in control of matters, he cast his mind back.· Oliver cast the occasional glance back.
· Pupils will cast their ballot papers in mock polling booths before school and at morning break on the day.· The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.· He praised the smooth running of the election, and denied reports that people had been forced to cast their ballots.· Of more than 1, 300 people registered by Hermandad last year, nearly 800 reportedly cast ballots Nov. 5.· But the only real problem was controlling the crowds of voters pressing forward to cast their ballots.· Just four Republicans cast ballots for some one other than Gingrich, six short of the number needed to block his selection.· Less than half the potential voters bothered to cast their ballot.· Less than half of the voting-age population cast a ballot in November.
· Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.· Nice touches include steam vents that cast lingering clouds over the courses and new audio cues to warn of danger.· The housing directory will help bridge this gap - although the proposed legal aid cuts do cast a cloud over this.
· Four days later Truman cast the die.
· They have also cast doubt on his client's character by implying there's been some sort of fraud.· Yet the history of the bathhouse closures in the mid eighties casts strong doubt on this assertion.· Today's report must cast real doubt on the degree to which that is now in prospect.· In the final section, I will begin to cast some doubt on the terms in which the debate has been set.· However, developers have cast doubt on whether the funds available are sufficient and reach the areas of greatest need.· Both studies cast doubt on individuals' awareness of tax changes and therefore suggest a low labour response.· Journalists and diplomatic sources, however, cast doubt on the government's version.· Such questions cast serious doubts on the likelihood of to having no meaning in these uses.
· He cast a professional eye over the report.· Bruises cast shadows around his eyes and nose.· And cast your eye to the mantelpiece.· And I in turn cleared my throat and cast my eyes downward, away from hers.· Gurder cast an apprehensive eye over his shoulder.· The professor shrugged, casting an eye over Davide's good jacket, to inform him that his information was unnecessary.· He also casts his eye over the proposed law changes.· The less pubescent diner can cast a detached eye on this ritual from six Formica-topped tables inside the tiny deli-restaurant.
· As Rose left she cast a meaning glance at Gabriel, but she did not speak.· He cast a genial glance at one of his apprentices.· They cast furtive glances at one another.· I was playing with her as usual and casting furtive glances at her six heavy gold bangles.· John le Grant sat with the others, casting a glance at the pitcher as he passed.· As he passed through he cast one last glance behind him to assure himself he was free of pursuers.· What had become of the suspicious anti-warrior of the sixties, casting reproachful glances at the Temple University computer center?
· The hull contained a mass of dissimilar metals: steel, cast and malleable iron, brass. bronze and lead.· A kitchen appliance part today injection-molded from plastic then would have been cast from iron.· Traditional fender and cast iron canopy in a choice of two trim finishes: black or brass.· They were heavy consumers of iron, cast iron and steel.· Cannons are cast from iron or bronze and are built into solid carriages.· He designed and made wooden copies of machinery parts to be cast in iron and steel in sand molds.· The rainwater goods, a mixture of plastic, asbestos and cast iron were fit for the scrap heap.· But cast iron had severe limitations.
· He cast Nicholson in the lead role and all he needed was a female.· The pre-filming budget had gone up to the then astronomical sixteen million dollars with Tyrone Power cast in the lead.
· Isabel raised her left hand and peered at the ring in the dim light cast by the clock-candle burning near the bed.· Then it was drawn into the light cast by a battery of exterior spot lamps.· Standing all day on the wet clay floor under the dropping ceiling in the faint light cast by tallow candles was grim.· There was a new moon, and its pale light cast soft shadows in the stillness.· Most low-voltage lights cast a localised beam or a diffused glow.· Even in the dim, flickering light cast by the fire Guy saw all the colour wash out of her face.· The dull light cast thick shadows in the small room where her brother-in-law had worked.· Downstairs Madeleine's hair flamed in the gold circle of light cast by the lamp.
· She cast a regretful look at the big double bed with its luxurious continental quilt.· As the baby grew older, she cast an envying look at pink.· All he could produce was a stiff upper lip, while young Lady C cast meaningful looks at sturdy gamekeeper Mellors.· A few days after my gift was discovered, Milagros cast me a worried look at dinner.· Snyde came closer, reached out a paw and touched Whillan's flank strangely, casting a lingering look at it.· Hattie Johnson cast an unthinking look at Ezra, her nine-year-old boy.· He automatically steps into the room, casting a melodramatic look over his shoulder.
· Hence the casting of lots in choosing between the two men.· Phil Gramm of Texas have now cast their lot with Buchanan.· The Reagan administration had cast its lot with the power companies.
· I cast my mind back to our excited departure from Gatwick airport.· She fingered the notes, casting her mind forward.· Let us cast our minds back to the referendum.· As she cast her mind about, she realized that there might be something she was especially fitted for.· He cast his mind back to his homecoming earlier that evening.· He racked his brains, he cast his mind back.· Again, more in control of matters, he cast his mind back.· Time and again, she had cast her mind back to before Maisie was lost in that tragic fire.
· But this festival casts its net beyond the musical world.· They subsequently directed their personnel officials to cast a wider net when searching for potential employees.· One possibility seems to be that s.61 was intended to cast a wider net of liability than s.62.· The network has to cast a wide net for this talent.· It is clearly possible that we are not casting our net sufficiently wide.· I cast my net wide enough to find parents who vary from house cleaner to fashion designer to electrician to corporate manager.
· Few people were talking and the silence of night cast its pall over the city.· But news of a major management bloodletting, impending layoffs and a possible takeover cast a pall over the festivities.· Lessard tries to show that the sins of Stanford White cast a moral pall over the White clan.· But it had cast a pall that had still not lifted.
· Kerekou won by an unsurprisingly huge margin: 86 percent of the valid votes cast compared with 16 percent for Amoussou.· In the Sunshine state, residents over age 60 cast about 40 percent of the vote.· Of the votes cast 7 percent were null or void.
· The Falcons have been cast in the role of curtain-raisers and will open the show on both days.· Deronda resents being cast in the role of listener and mentor.· In his first season at Arsenal he was cast in the role of footballer turned male model.· Once cast in the role of Guardian of Truth and Traditional Wisdom, a scientist ceases to be scientific.· After all Meredith was not alluding to her, any more than he was casting himself in the role of Caesar.· Doctors such as geriatricians and psychiatrists have been cast in the role of fixers and gatekeepers to protect the institutions.· No longer are local authorities cast in the role of protectors of unpopular, run-down schools.· Where else will you be cast in the role of a dolphin?
· Barras conducted a number of interviews that bear moving witness to the long shadow cast by absent fathers.· Minutes later, I could see the tent shadows cast by Jeep headlights dancing across the side of the Huey.· The ever-present shadow cast by Camilla merely served to throw fuel on the flames.· Every twenty seconds their elongated selves were flung before him, their shadows cast down by the lighthouse beam.· The encounter he now saw as an omen, a shadow cast by a coming event.· How successful it is and how widely seen it is determines how long a shadow it casts and for how much time.· Nothing changed except the power of the sun and the angle of the shadows it cast.· The present is the mouse running from the shadow the hawk casts on the earth, and sometimes it escapes.
· Roll a dice after each spell is cast.· And again, louder, as if breaking a spell or casting one: Olppajin-saram.· What was this spell he was casting - and how could she ever hope to be free of it?· I thought that, if we were to meet again, he would remove the spell that he had cast over me.· She is afraid you are waking from her spell, casting it off.· The next day, a woman came up to me and asked what sort of spell I had cast on her husband.· Many spells may be cast to create creatures which attack the enemy.
· His killer had rifled his wallet before casting the stone into the stream.· Rather, remain calm, let Mailer be Mailer, refrain from casting stones and you will be rewarded.· Let he who is without sin cast the first stone, I may be hearing you say.· A time to gather stones together, a time to cast away stones.
· In a typical United Kingdom five-member constituency 250,000 votes might be cast.· Its unintended effect was also to crush a succession of much less well-prepared Republican hopefuls before a single vote had been cast.· The outcome of the election is, at least in simple majority systems, a direct arithmetic consequence of the individual votes cast.· But neither is a vote he wishes to cast.· But he still only just squeaked home, by a margin of 47,080 votes out of 1.9m cast.· In order to be elected, a constituency candidate needs only a plurality of the votes cast.· The number of illiterate adults exceeds by 16 million the entire vote cast for the winner in the 1980 presidential contest.
· But the only real problem was controlling the crowds of voters pressing forward to cast their ballots.· Its voters first cast ballots by mail on a state housing initiative in 1993.· Less than half the potential voters bothered to cast their ballot.· Stephanopoulos turned thirty-one as New Hampshire voters cast their primary ballots.· Some middle-class voters have supported the Labour Party and about one-third of working-class voters have traditionally cast their ballots for Conservative candidates.· By contrast, 11, 000 voters cast early ballots in the recent Super Tuesday presidential primaries.· It is surely a fundamental principle of fair elections that all voters should cast the same kind of vote.· In one Daleycontrolled precinct, a commentator remembers, 54 voters managed to cast 84 votes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► cast a horoscope► cast somebody/something ↔ offPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the die is cast► cast/throw pearls before swine► be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
1cast light on/onto something to provide new information about something, making it easier to understand: - Since marrying her he hadn't cast an eye on anyone else.
- The professor shrugged, casting an eye over Davide's good jacket, to inform him that his information was unnecessary.
- I had to assert the authority of my casting vote.
- In 1996, 8,605 people cast votes for mayor, including 6,570 for Owens.
- Its voters first cast ballots by mail on a state housing initiative in 1993.
- Just four Republicans cast ballots for some one other than Gingrich, six short of the number needed to block his selection.
- The deadline for casting votes is February 1, 2001.
- The majority of eligible voters said they would rather not cast ballots, leading to the worst percentage voter turnout since 1924.
- They can not accept that I should cast votes on their behalf without first asking each of them what they think.
- Those who do are forced to cast a vote of questionable worth.
- Meriwether cast a spell over the young traders who worked for him.
- They said she cast spells on them.
- Cast you mind back a few weeks to the Athletics Championship in Armagh.
- He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation they had held.
- Henry cast his mind back to the fateful evening.
- Lisa, if you cast your mind back, I think you'll recall that it was your idea.
- Again, more in control of matters, he cast his mind back.
- He cast his mind back to his homecoming earlier that evening.
- He racked his brains, he cast his mind back.
- I cast my mind back to our excited departure from Gatwick airport.
- Let us cast our minds back to the referendum.
- Criticism of a verdict which casts aspersions on the integrity of jurors may, of course, attract libel actions on that score.
- The convergence of the techniques will cast light on perspectives and how they are controlled.
- The different ways in which superantigens activate T cells casts light on the pathogenesis of infectious disease.
- The incident has cast light on the creeping privatisation of the drug war.
- The investigation explores the possibility of using probate inventories to cast light on this and related questions.
- We use this to cast light on a metaphor of which we are given no other interpretation.
- I cast my net wide enough to find parents who vary from house cleaner to fashion designer to electrician to corporate manager.
- We cast our net wider and in a different direction.
- Or had his horse gone lame, cast a shoe?
- A foot abscess had cast doubts on the colt's participation in the Epsom Classic on Wednesday week.
- Both studies cast doubt on individuals' awareness of tax changes and therefore suggest a low labour response.
- But this very silence casts doubt on Mancini's central point that the council actually voted down the king's expressed wishes.
- Journalists and diplomatic sources, however, cast doubt on the government's version.
- Some are oversensitive, which leads to annoyance and casts doubt on readings which might not be inaccurate.
- That, the authors conclude, casts doubt on the refuge hypothesis.
- This casts doubt on the suggestion that Asclepiodatus was also responsible for the shorter prologue of Lex Salica.
- To cast doubt on the importance of production is thus to bring into questIon the foundation of the entire edifice.
- And Dexter tried to calm his faint resentment against her for casting a shadow over his optimistic mood.
- Armagh's injury worries cast a cloud over their preparations and Fermanagh could mount a smash and grab raid this time.
- But even should he reappear tomorrow looking hale and hearty, his long absence will have cast a shadow over his position.
- But this has cast a shadow over the College.
- It can not be denied, however, that Ramsey's death cast a shadow over all our activities.
- Show jeopardy: Langbaurgh's budget economies have cast a shadow over the future of East Cleveland's annual show.
- They cast a shadow over his meeting yesterday in the state capital, Chandigarh.
- Without the money ... it could cast a shadow over the future of student theatre in Oxford.
- According to Ken Harris, she has a cast-iron alibi.
- Do not expect a cast-iron guarantee of success.
- Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
- My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
- The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
- A note from Mellowes instructed me to cast my eye over the draft, pronto, for inaccuracies.
- Above him Cornelius ran his eye over a box of ancient cane carpet beaters.
- And of course Prince also casts his eye over rock too.
- He also casts his eye over the proposed law changes.
- I cast my eye over the front page of the Telegraph while Anne poured the coffee.
- The customs officers run their eyes over us as if we weren't there.
- They've even invited Michael Heseltine, care of Spitting Image, to cast his eyes over the exhibition.
- Newly found Aztec artifacts may shed some light on their mysterious culture.
- A fretful wind was not enough to open them and shed light on the ruptured earth in which they lay.
- An analysis of the results should shed light on the workings of the Northern Ireland labour market.
- Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- In addition, the research is expected to shed light on the social consequences of cities' changing economic roles.
- Owing to the small sample size, the results can only be expected to shed light on the trends.
- Therefore they shed light on the comparative institutional questions with which we are concerned.
- This may shed light on Soviet views of such zones.
- It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!
- She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.
- The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
- Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
- They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
- They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
- Was it to be done by casting lots?
- All you have to do is throw in your lot with me.
- At the next meeting of the Unionist Cabinet Ministers Boscawen threw in his lot with me.
- Desperate to win in the third most conservative state, Bush threw in his lot with the religious right.
- I suppose we are right to throw in our lot with them.
- Like Dudley Williams, Jamison threw in her lot with Alvin early on, at the start of her career.
- She threw in her lot with the Jowles.
- The Dance caught on everywhere, and eventually Sitting Bull himself threw in his lot with the shakers.
- Furse spread his net wide, but it did not sink deep.
- I cast my net wide enough to find parents who vary from house cleaner to fashion designer to electrician to corporate manager.
- It was argued in Chapter 2 that the criminal law ought to spread its net wider where the potential harm is greater.
- Later that afternoon the police, who had been diligently searching certain caravans on Turpin's Field, spread their net wider.
- We cast our net wider and in a different direction.
research findings that cast new light on the origin of our universe The numerous biographies of Baldwin cast little light on the subject.2cast doubt(s) on something to make people feel less certain about something: Her documentary casts serious doubt on Gilligan’s conviction.3light and shade [transitive] literary to make light or a shadow appear somewherecast something over/on/across something The flames cast dancing shadows on the walls. the shade cast by low-hanging branches4cast a shadow/cloud over something literary to make people feel less happy or hopeful about something: The allegations cast a cloud over the mayor’s visit. Her father’s illness cast a shadow over the wedding celebrations.5look [transitive] literary to look quickly in a particular directioncast a look/glance at somebody/something She cast an anguished look at Guy.cast somebody a glance/look The young tramp cast him a wary glance. She blushed, casting her eyes down.6cast an eye on/over something to examine or read something quickly in order to judge whether it is correct, good etc: Mellor cast an eye over the draft for inaccuracies.cast a critical/expert etc eye Tonight, Tim Goodman casts a cynical eye on TV ads.7cast a vote/ballot to vote in an election: Barely one in three will bother to cast a ballot on February 26th. To qualify, candidates must get at least 10% of the votes cast. → casting vote8cast a spell on/over somebody a)to attract someone very strongly and to keep their attention completely: Hong Kong casts a spell over the visitor almost as soon as the aircraft touches down. b)to use magic words or acts to change someone or something: She’s a witch, and she’ll cast a spell on you if she catches you.9cast your mind back literary to try to remember something that happened in the pastcast to Cast your mind back to your first day at school.cast over He frowned, casting his mind back over the conversation.10cast aspersions on something/somebody formal to suggest that someone is not as truthful, honest etc as they seem: remarks that cast aspersions on the integrity of the jury11metal [transitive] to make an object by pouring liquid metal, plastic etc into a mould (=hollow container)cast something in/from something a statue of a horse cast in bronze12acting [transitive] to choose which people will act particular parts in a play, film etccast somebody alongside/opposite somebody (=choose people for the two main roles) Pfeiffer was expected to be cast alongside Douglas in ‘Basic Instinct’.cast somebody as something Coppola cast him as Sodapop in ‘The Outsiders’.cast somebody in a role/a part/the lead The producer finally cast Finch in the male lead.13describe [transitive] to regard or describe someone as a particular type of personcast somebody as something Clinton had cast himself as the candidate of new economic opportunity. Clarke’s trying to cast me in the role of villain here.14throw [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to throw something somewhere SYN toss: Sparks leapt as he cast more wood on the fire.15fishing [intransitive, transitive] to throw a fishing line or net into the water: There’s a trick to casting properly.16send away [transitive always + adverb/preposition] literary to force someone to go somewhere unpleasantcast somebody into prison/Hell etc Memet should, in her opinion, be cast into prison.17cast your net (far and) wide to consider or try as many things as possible in order to find what you want: We cast our net wide to get the right person for the job.18skin [transitive] when a snake casts its skin, the top layer of skin falls off slowly SYN shed19cast a shoe if a horse casts a shoe, the shoe falls off by accident20cast a horoscope to prepare and write a horoscope for someone → the die is cast at die2(3), → throw in/cast your lot with somebody/something at lot2(8), → cast pearls before swine at pearl(4)cast about/around for something phrasal verb to try hard to think of the right thing to do or say: She cast about frantically for an excuse. Telecoms companies are casting around for ways of recouping huge losses.cast somebody/something ↔ aside phrasal verb literary to remove or get rid of someone or something because you no longer want or need them: When Henry became king, he cast aside all his former friends.cast aside your inhibitions/doubts etc Cast aside your fears.cast away phrasal verb if you are cast away on an island, you are left alone there, because your ship has sunk: If you were cast away on a desert island, what would you miss most?GRAMMAR Cast away is usually passive.cast off phrasal verb1to untie the rope that fastens your boat to the shore so that you can sail away2 cast somebody/something ↔ off literary to remove or get rid of something or someone that you no longer want or need: His family had cast him off without a penny.3to finish a piece of knitting by removing the stitches from the needle to make an edge that will not come undonecast something ↔ off Cast off four stitches.cast on phrasal verb to start a piece of knitting by making the first stitches on the needlecast something ↔ on Cast on 132 stitches.cast somebody/something ↔ out phrasal verb literary to force someone or something to leave a place: God has cast out the demons from your soul.cast something ↔ up phrasal verb literary if the sea casts something up, it carries it onto the shore: A body had been cast up on the rocks.cast1 verbcast2 noun
castcast2 ●●○ noun [countable] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Films like 'Ben Hur' were made with a cast of thousands.
- Mandy has to have her arm in a cast for six weeks.
- McIntosh's work consists of plaster casts of the artist's own face.
- The cast includes Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith.
- The entire cast of the play deserves praise for this performance.
- The granite columns give a pinkish cast to the base of the building.
- And the cast is fairly strong.
- Combined with the near-sleepwalking tendencies of the cast, this rendering offered few hair-raising moments on the vocal Richter scale.
- Given a great script and cast, Steven Soderbergh is unsurpassed as a storyteller.
- The recipes come from an all-star cast of contributors, each a specialist in his or her own right.
- Why don't you have a cast?
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who performs in plays, films etc
someone who performs in plays, films etc: · Leonardo DiCaprio is my favourite actor -- he's so good-looking!· Actor Sidney Poitier was honoured with a Life Achievement Award.· Ben Chaplin is an English actor who had a small part in 'Remains of the Day'.
a woman who performs in plays, films etc: · Julia Roberts is one of the most famous actresses in Hollywood.· Capucine, the French movie actress whose leading roles included one with Peter Sellers in 'The Pink Panther', died after falling from a window.
a famous actor or actress: · Eddie Murphy is one of the most successful stars in Hollywood.big star: · James Caan was a big star in the '70s.
British /movie star American a famous actor or actress who acts in films: · Her real ambition is to be a movie star, not just an actress on the stage.· Film stars like Michael Caine are trying to revive the British film industry by making movies in England.
British informal an actor or actress - used especially about groups of actors who behave towards each other in a very friendly way that is not sincere: · There's nothing worse than watching a bunch of luvvies giving speeches at some awful awards ceremony.
all the people who act in a play or film: · Films like 'Ben Hur' were made with a cast of thousands.· The entire cast of the play deserves praise for this performance.
WORD SETSaether, nounaftercare, nounambulance, nounamniocentesis, nounampoule, nounamputate, verbanaesthesia, nounanaesthetize, verbanodyne, nounantibiotic, nounantidote, nounantiseptic, nounantiseptic, adjectiveappendectomy, nounartificial respiration, nounastringent, adjectiveastringent, nounbandage, verbbathe, verbbed bath, nounbedpan, nounbiopsy, nounblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood group, nounbloodletting, nounblood transfusion, nounbrain scan, nounbridge, nouncaesarean, nouncallipers, nouncapsule, nouncardiac, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncatheter, nounCAT scan, nouncauterize, verbcervical smear, nouncesarean, nouncheckup, nounchemotherapy, nounchiropractor, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclinical thermometer, nouncommit, verbcompress, nounconstruct, verbconsultant, nounconsulting room, nounconvalesce, verbconvalescence, nounconvalescent, nouncosmetic surgery, nouncottage hospital, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrutch, nouncurative, adjectivecure, nouncure, verbD and C, nounday room, noundecongestant, noundentistry, noundermatology, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundiagnose, verbdiagnosis, noundiagnostic, adjectivedialysis, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundispensary, noundoctor, verbdonate, verbdonor, noundress, verbdrug rehabilitation, nounear trumpet, nounECG, nounECT, noun-ectomy, suffixEEG, nounEKG, nounElastoplast, nounelective, adjectiveelectric shock therapy, nounemergency room, nounendoscope, nounenema, nounepidural, nounether, nouneviscerate, verbexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbfacelift, nounfilling, nounfirst aid, nounfirst aider, nounfirst aid kit, nounforceps, noungauze, noungeriatrics, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrommet, noungurney, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounhealth service, nounheart-lung machine, nounhospice, nounhospital, nounhypnotherapy, nounhypo, nounhypodermic, nounhypodermic, adjectivehysterectomy, nounice pack, nounimplant, verbimplant, nounincision, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinfection, nouninfirmary, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninlay, nouninoculate, verbinpatient, nouninseminate, verbinstitutionalize, verbintensive care, nouninternal medicine, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvasive, adjectivein vitro fertilization, nounirrigate, verbisolation, nounisometrics, nounIV, nounIVF, nounkeyhole surgery, nounlamp, nounlaudanum, nounlaughing gas, nounlaxative, nounlife support system, nounlinctus, nounliniment, nounlint, nounlobotomy, nounlumpectomy, nounmammography, nounmanipulate, verbmanipulative, adjectivemassage, nounmassage, verbmastectomy, nounmedical, adjectivemedical, nounmedicine, nounmental hospital, nounmonitor, nounmouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nounMRI, nounNational Health Service, the, negative, adjectivenose job, nounnursing home, nounob/gyn, nounobstetrics, nounoccupational therapy, nounold folks' home, nounold people's home, nounop, nounopen-heart surgery, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperating room, nounoperating table, nounoperating theatre, nounoperation, nounoperative, adjectiveorthodontics, nounorthopedic, adjectiveorthopedics, nounosteopathy, nounoutpatient, nounoxygen mask, nounoxygen tent, nounpacemaker, nounpack, nounpadded cell, nounpaediatrics, nounpalliative, nounpalpate, verbPap smear, nounpetroleum jelly, nounphial, nounphysiotherapy, nounpill, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplastic surgery, nounpost-mortem, nounpoultice, nounprep, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprimary health care, nounprivate medicine, nounprivate patient, nounprobe, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprosthesis, nounquarantine, nounquarantine, verbradiographer, nounradiography, nounradiologist, nounradiology, nounradiotherapy, nounreceive, verbrecovery room, nounrehabilitate, verbreject, verbreset, verbresidential care, nounresidential treatment facility, nounrest home, nounresuscitate, verbrhinoplasty, nounRx, saline, nounsanatorium, nounscalpel, nounscan, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounsection, nounsection, verbsedate, verbset, verbshock treatment, nounsickbay, nounsickroom, nounsilicone implant, nounskin graft, nounsmear, nounsmear test, nounsmelling salts, nounsocialized medicine, nounspatula, nounspecimen, nounsperm bank, nounsplint, nounstaunch, verbstethoscope, nounstitch, nounstomach pump, nounstretcher, nounsurgery, nounsurgical, adjectivesuture, nounswab, nounswab, verbsyringe, nounsyringe, verbtablet, nountape, verbteaching hospital, nountermination, nountheatre, nountherapy, nounthermometer, nountongue depressor, nountourniquet, nountracheotomy, nountranquillize, verbtransfusion, nountransplant, verbtransplant, nountreatment, nountruss, nountuck, nounultrasound, nounvaccinate, verbvasectomy, nounventilator, nounveterinary, adjectivevisiting hours, nounward, nounwell-woman, adjectivewetting solution, nounwheelchair, nounX-ray, nounX-ray, verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYadjectives Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go. No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. Only 22% of voters cast their ballots. How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character?
(=a lot of good actors)· The play has a strong cast of new young actors.
· It's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast.
(=a lot of very famous actors)· The movie features an all-star cast.
(=all the actors except the main ones)· There’s also a fine supporting cast.
verbs· The play had a cast of almost unknown actors.
(=be the main actor)· Al Pacino heads the cast of this political thriller.
cast + NOUN· Everyone remembers the cast members of 'Friends’.
(=list of members)· The movie has an impressive cast list.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. He had a perfect alibi and the police let him go. No one is casting aspersions on you or your men, Major. Only 22% of voters cast their ballots. (=make people unsure about something)· Research has cast doubt on the safety of mobile phones.
(=look quickly)· She cast a shy glance toward Shelby.
(=make people feel sad)· His ill health had cast a gloom over the Christmas holidays.
(=send light onto something)· the gold circle of light cast by the lamp
(=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.
written (=give someone a role, especially one they do not want)· He found himself cast in the role of guide and translator.
(=give them a role)· Television producers would not cast her in lead roles.
(=make it appear)· The building cast a shadow across the narrow street.
How dare she cast a slur on (=criticize) my character? (=do some magic)· Suddenly everyone froze, as if a wizard had cast a spell on them.
(=vote in a political election) Harkin won 74 percent of the votes cast.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE Harkin won 74 percent of the votes cast.· The cold air is made even more apparent by the swift footwork when the entire cast jump lightly upwards away from the ground.· The entire cast -- 23 actors portraying inmates portraying fictional characters based on real ones -- inhabit the stage simultaneously.· The entire cast took a step forward.
· Her large supporting cast never really comes to life, and she allows too many strangely unfocused interruptions to her narrative flow.· Non-playing colleagues rushed him to the local casualty department, where a large plaster cast was fixed on to the injured area.· A large cast of characters acts as her chorus.· Its high quality came from the brilliant device of having the story told by a large cast of characters.· In Catal Huyuk, women slept on large platforms facing cast, towards the rising Sun.· With greatly expanded backstage facilities, the company can do shows with larger casts.
· Our thanks are due to the original cast for the creation of these offstage characters.
· This kind of action needs precise timing and director Mike Alfreds and his 14 strong cast provide the elegantly energetic execution required.· Artistic Director Barbara Oliver has done more than put together a strong cast.· Covent Garden field a strong cast, especially Rene Kollo's marvellous Max.· Southern poverty also continues to show a strong racial cast.
· A supporting cast of special guest bands is currently being finalised.· Her large supporting cast never really comes to life, and she allows too many strangely unfocused interruptions to her narrative flow.· The supporting cast, especially Danny Glover and Gregory Hines, are also superb.
· The musical numbers were excellently performed by an extremely talented cast.· However, funny things do happen on the peripheries of the lame story, particularly from the talented supporting cast.
NOUN· Despite some good acting from the ensemble cast, the characters slip into the stereotypes needed to establish the political debate.· Big Apple is a classic crime drama with an ensemble cast.
· The system, he used to say, was like cast iron, rather than steel.· Start with a five-hundred pound piece of cast iron sitting on the floor.· At worst... well, you have to remember the hammer had a cast iron head weighing several pounds.· Engine parts were made from cast iron.· Two tons of cast iron or more.· Bea heard the cast iron bell fastened to the front door and went to see who it was.· It looked like a cast iron person whose head had been cut off.· The big cast iron range had been picked up and carried out and set down there by eight men.
· Non-playing colleagues rushed him to the local casualty department, where a large plaster cast was fixed on to the injured area.· One medium even claimed to have made a plaster cast of a pair of ectoplasmic hands before they dissolved.
VERB· Mike Myers heads the cast of this spy spoof.· Meeker, Maxine Cooper and Gaby Rodgers head the cast.
· An all-star cast includes Orson Welles and George Sanders.
· We went on the air in October 1986 and Kylie joined the cast about four months into the series.· Every day on stage at Cinderella Castle, returning visitors join a cast of 75 characters and entertainers in a musical revue.· They will soon be working again, when Whoopi joins the cast of Cheers.· Cameron Diaz has joined the cast as a woman stalking Cruise.
· He is supported by a wonderful cast which graces a movie that deserves the label of epic.· Both Sheffield and Thomas enjoy stronger Triple Crown chances this season because of improvements in their supporting cast.· He benefits, too, from an outstanding supporting cast.· The rest of the supporting cast ranges from adequate to uncomfortable.· In this he is supported by a flawless cast.· However, funny things do happen on the peripheries of the lame story, particularly from the talented supporting cast.· The series started off a few years ago with a different name and a different supporting cast.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the die is cast► cast/throw pearls before swine► be written/set/cast in tablets of stone
1actors all the people who perform in a play, film etccast of- Interpreting the stories depends on the reader's own cast of mind.
- But does he have the right cast of mind for a post-cold-war world now in its second decade?
- It became a cast of mind, a framework for existence.
- It was rooted in a cast of mind raised to an ethic in the professions.
- Moreover, it raises an interesting question about the cast of mind of the government as a whole as it seeks re-election.
- Nor, if we are in civilised cast of mind, because we wish to become drunk.
- This cast of mind is easily recognizable as the outlook of the traditional ruling class.
- This cast of mind survived for decades.
- According to Ken Harris, she has a cast-iron alibi.
- Do not expect a cast-iron guarantee of success.
- Anything less truly would be throwing caution to the winds.
- My friends and their little daughter went splashing blithely in so I threw caution to the winds and followed.
- The two of us threw caution to the winds and raced to the rescue.
- A note from Mellowes instructed me to cast my eye over the draft, pronto, for inaccuracies.
- Above him Cornelius ran his eye over a box of ancient cane carpet beaters.
- And of course Prince also casts his eye over rock too.
- He also casts his eye over the proposed law changes.
- I cast my eye over the front page of the Telegraph while Anne poured the coffee.
- The customs officers run their eyes over us as if we weren't there.
- They've even invited Michael Heseltine, care of Spitting Image, to cast his eyes over the exhibition.
- Newly found Aztec artifacts may shed some light on their mysterious culture.
- A fretful wind was not enough to open them and shed light on the ruptured earth in which they lay.
- An analysis of the results should shed light on the workings of the Northern Ireland labour market.
- Geographical comparison of patterns of lawbreaking sometimes throws light on more general differences in social and economic conditions.
- He uses relativity to throw light on time and eternity, and indeterminacy to comment on free will.
- In addition, the research is expected to shed light on the social consequences of cities' changing economic roles.
- Owing to the small sample size, the results can only be expected to shed light on the trends.
- Therefore they shed light on the comparative institutional questions with which we are concerned.
- This may shed light on Soviet views of such zones.
- It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!
- She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.
- The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.
- Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.
- They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.
- They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.
- Was it to be done by casting lots?
- All you have to do is throw in your lot with me.
- At the next meeting of the Unionist Cabinet Ministers Boscawen threw in his lot with me.
- Desperate to win in the third most conservative state, Bush threw in his lot with the religious right.
- I suppose we are right to throw in our lot with them.
- Like Dudley Williams, Jamison threw in her lot with Alvin early on, at the start of her career.
- She threw in her lot with the Jowles.
- The Dance caught on everywhere, and eventually Sitting Bull himself threw in his lot with the shakers.
- Furse spread his net wide, but it did not sink deep.
- I cast my net wide enough to find parents who vary from house cleaner to fashion designer to electrician to corporate manager.
- It was argued in Chapter 2 that the criminal law ought to spread its net wider where the potential harm is greater.
- Later that afternoon the police, who had been diligently searching certain caravans on Turpin's Field, spread their net wider.
- We cast our net wider and in a different direction.
Films like ‘Ben Hur’ have a cast of thousands. the entire cast of ‘Les Misérables’ an all-star cast a strong supporting cast (=everyone except the main actors) a member of the cast2on arm/leg (also plaster cast) a hard protective case that is put over your arm, leg etc because the bone is broken: Murray has his leg in a cast.3for making a shape a mould (=hollow container) into which you pour liquid metal, plastic etc in order to make an object of a particular shape, or the object made in this waycast of Make a cast of the statue.4somebody’s cast of mind formal the way that a person thinks and the type of opinions or mental abilities they have: Mary was of a far less intellectual cast of mind.5fishing the act of throwing a fishing line into the water6colour literary a small amount of a particular colour: Sage leaves have a silvery cast.7eye old-fashioned a problem with your eye which causes it to look sideways8earth a small pile of earth that a worm produces on the surface of the groundCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesa strong cast (=a lot of good actors)· The play has a strong cast of new young actors.a talented cast· It's a fantastic production with an enormously talented cast.an all-star/a star-studded/a stellar cast (=a lot of very famous actors)· The movie features an all-star cast.a supporting cast (=all the actors except the main ones)· There’s also a fine supporting cast.verbshave a cast· The play had a cast of almost unknown actors.head the cast (=be the main actor)· Al Pacino heads the cast of this political thriller.cast + NOUNa cast member/a member of the cast· Everyone remembers the cast members of 'Friends’.the cast list (=list of members)· The movie has an impressive cast list.