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cast

verb

/kæst/

Meaning

to throw; to choose actors for a play; to shape metal

To throw something forcefully; the actors in a play or movie.

The fisherman casts his line into the water.

He cast the fishing line into the river.

cast a spell

throw, hurl, select, mold, fling, assign, shape

Entry 1

throw, hurl, select, mold

Entry 2

throw, hurl, fling, assign, shape

catch, receive, reject, hold, retain

Entry 1

catch, receive, reject

Entry 2

catch, hold, retain

cast shadow, cast doubt, cast spell, cast vote, cast aside, cast a vote, cast light, movie cast

Entry 1

cast shadow, cast doubt, cast spell, cast vote, cast aside

Entry 2

cast a vote, cast doubt, cast light, movie cast

To touch lightly in a way that causes laughter; a tingling sensation.

To understand after much thought; to measure the depth of water; to comprehend.

To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter; a petty objection.

To choke or strangle; to control the flow of fuel or power in an engine.

To produce or provide something, especially as a result or profit; to give way to; to surrender or s...

To join metal parts together by melting and putting a filler metal into the joint