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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cast on vb - (adverb) to form (the first row of stitches) in knitting and weaving
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cast /kæst/USA pronunciation v., cast, cast•ing, n. v. - [~ + object] to throw or hurl;
fling: to cast dice. - to direct (the eye, etc.):[~ + object]She kept casting glances at me across the room.
- [~ + object] to cause to fall;
put or send forth: This special lightbulb casts a soft light. - to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes:[~ + object]The soldiers cast lots to see who would draw guard duty.
- Sport to throw out (a fishing line, etc.):[~ + object]I was casting my line from the shore when it got tangled with hers.
- [~ + object] to shed or drop: The snake cast its skin.
- [~ + object] to put or place, esp. by force: The villain was cast into prison.
- to deposit or give (a ballot):[~ + object]cast his ballot for president.
- [~ + object] to form or arrange;
plan out: He cast his speech in more military terms. - Show Business
- [~ + object] to select actors for (a play, etc.):The directors and producers were casting the part of Hamlet.
- to assign a role to (an actor): [~ + object]They cast him in the role of Caesar.[~ + object + as + object]They cast him as Hamlet in their production.
- to form (an object) by pouring metal, etc., into a mold and letting it harden:[~ + object]The statue was cast from bronze.
- cast about or around ,
- [~ + about/around + object] to search;
look:I cast about the room to find a container. - [ ~ + for + obj] to seek:always casting around for some way to make more money.
- [no object] to devise a plan;
scheme:She was casting about to get the boss's attention.
- cast away or aside,
- to reject;
discard: [~ + away/aside + object]They cast aside our objections.[~ + object + away/aside]Don't cast it away.
- cast back, [~ + object + back] to refer to something past;
go back to something past:I cast my mind back to the days of my childhood. - cast off,
- [ ~ + off + obj] to discard;
throw away; reject:We cast off our doubts and signed the contract. - to let go or let loose, as a ship from a mooring: [~ + off + object]The sailors cast off the ropes and set sail.[~ + object + off]They cast the ropes off and set sail.
- Textiles[~ + off + object] to complete a knitted fabric by looping over or removing (the final stitches):began to cast off the last row of stitches.
- cast out, [~ + out + object] to force to leave;
expel; banish:They said he could cast out demons and heal the sick. n. [countable] - the act of throwing.
- Games
- a throw of dice:After each cast, the player may bid or take a card.
- Sportthe act of throwing a fishing line or net onto the water:My first cast went out about fifteen feet.
- Show Business the group of performers in a play, etc.;
players:[usually singular]The cast threw a party after the last performance. - something made by pouring liquid metal, etc., into a mold and letting it harden.
- Medicinea rigid, hard covering used to protect and hold in place a broken bone:They put my arm in a cast.
- sort;
kind; style; quality: minds of a philosophical cast. - a turning of the eye to the side.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cast (kast, käst),USA pronunciation v., cast, cast•ing, n., adj. v.t. - to throw or hurl;
fling:The gambler cast the dice. - to throw off or away:He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket.
- to direct (the eye, a glance, etc.), esp. in a cursory manner:She cast her eyes down the page.
- to cause to fall upon something or in a certain direction;
send forth:to cast a soft light;to cast a spell;to cast doubts. - to draw (lots), as in telling fortunes.
- Sport[Angling.]
- to throw out (a fishing line, net, bait, etc.):The fisherman cast his line.
- to fish in (a stream, an area, etc.):He has often cast this brook.
- to throw down or bring to the ground:She cast herself on the sofa.
- to part with;
lose:The horse cast a shoe. - to shed or drop (hair, fruit, etc.):The snake cast its skin.
- Veterinary Diseases(of an animal) to bring forth (young), esp. abortively.
- to send off (a swarm), as bees do.
- to throw or set aside;
discard or reject; dismiss:He cast the problem from his mind. - to throw forth, as from within;
emit or eject; vomit. - to throw up (earth, sod, etc.), as with a shovel.
- to put or place, esp. hastily or forcibly:to cast someone in prison.
- to deposit or give (a ballot or vote).
- to bestow;
confer:to cast blessings upon someone. - to make suitable or accordant;
tailor:He cast his remarks to fit the occasion. - Show Business[Theat.]
- to select actors for (a play, motion picture, or the like).
- to allot a role to (an actor).
- to assign an actor to (a role).
- to form (an object) by pouring metal, plaster, etc., in a fluid state into a mold and letting it harden.
- to form (metal, plaster, etc.) into a particular shape by pouring it into a mold in a fluid state and letting it harden.
- Metallurgyto tap (a blast furnace).
- Mathematicsto compute or calculate;
add, as a column of figures. - Astrologyto compute or calculate (a horoscope) astrologically;
forecast. - to turn or twist;
warp. - Nautical, Naval Termsto turn the head of (a vessel), esp. away from the wind in getting under way.
- Sport[Fox Hunting.](of a hunter) to lead or direct (hounds) over ground believed to have been recently traveled by a fox.
- [Archaic.]to contrive, devise, or plan.
- [Obs.]to ponder.
v.i. - to throw.
- to receive form in a mold.
- Mathematicsto calculate or add.
- to conjecture;
forecast. - (of hounds) to search an area for scent:The setter cast, but found no scent.
- to warp, as timber.
- Nautical, Naval Terms(of a vessel) to turn, esp. to get the head away from the wind;
tack. - Show Businessto select the actors for a play, motion picture, or the like.
- [Obs.]
- to consider.
- to plan or scheme.
- cast about:
- to look, as to find something;
search; seek:We cast about for something to do during the approaching summer vacation. - to scheme;
plan:He cast about how he could avoid work.
- cast away:
- Also, cast aside. to reject;
discard. - to shipwreck.
- to throw away;
squander:He will cast away this money just as he has done in the past.
- cast back, to refer to something past;
revert to:The composer casts back to his earlier work. - cast down, to lower;
humble. - Printing cast off:
- to discard;
reject. - to let go or let loose, as a vessel from a mooring.
- [Print.]to determine the quantity of type or space that a given amount of text will occupy when set.
- Textilesto make (the final stitches) in completing a knitted fabric.
- to throw (a falcon) off from the fist to pursue game.
- Textiles cast on, to set (yarn) on a needle in order to form the initial stitches in knitting.
- cast out, to force out;
expel; eject. - cast up:
- to add up;
compute. - to vomit;
eject. - Scottish Terms[Chiefly Scot.]to turn up;
appear.
n. - act of casting or throwing.
- that which is thrown.
- the distance to which a thing may be cast or thrown.
- Games
- a throw of dice.
- the number rolled.
- [Angling.]
- act of throwing a line or net onto the water.
- a spot for casting;
a fishing place.
- Show Business[Theat.]the group of performers to whom parts are assigned;
players. - Sport[Hunting.]a searching of an area for a scent by hounds.
- a stroke of fortune;
fortune or lot. - a ride offered on one's way;
lift. - the form in which something is made or written;
arrangement. - Metallurgy
- act of casting or founding.
- the quantity of metal cast at one time.
- something formed from a material poured into a mold in a molten or liquid state;
casting. - an impression or mold made from something.
- Medicinea rigid surgical dressing, usually made of bandage treated with plaster of Paris.
- outward form;
appearance. - sort;
kind; style. - tendency;
inclination. - a permanent twist or turn:to have a cast in one's eye.
- a warp.
- a slight tinge of some color;
hue; shade:A good diamond does not have a yellowish cast. - a dash or trace;
a small amount. - Mathematicscomputation;
calculation; addition. - a conjecture;
forecast. - Veterinary Diseases[Zool.]something that is shed, ejected, or cast off or out, as molted skin, a feather, food from a bird's crop, or the coil of sand and waste passed by certain earthworms.
- Birds[Ornith.]pellet (def. 6).
- Sport[Falconry.]a pair of hawks put in flight together.
- Pathologyeffused plastic matter produced in the hollow parts of various diseased organs.
- Textileslow-grade, irregular wool.
- Idioms at a single cast, through a single action or event:He bankrupted himself at a single cast.
adj. - Veterinary Diseases(of an animal, esp. a horse) lying in such a position that it is unable to return to its feet without assistance.
- Old Norse kasta to throw
- Middle English casten 1175–1225
cast′a•ble, adj. cast′a•bil′i•ty, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See throw.
- 63.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See turn.
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