Cast
(imp. & p. p.) of Cast |
Cast
(v. t.) To send or drive by force |
Cast
(v. t.) To direct or turn, as the eyes. |
Cast
(v. t.) To drop |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw down, as in wrestling. |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw up, as a mound, or rampart. |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw off |
Cast
(v. t.) To bring forth prematurely |
Cast
(v. t.) To throw out or emit |
Cast
(v. t.) To cause to fall |
Cast
(v. t.) To impose |
Cast
(v. t.) To dismiss |
Cast
(v. t.) To compute |
Cast
(v. t.) To contrive |
Cast
(v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit |
Cast
(v. t.) To turn (the balance or scale) |
Cast
(v. t.) To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal or other material into a mold |
Cast
(v. t.) To stereotype or electrotype. |
Cast
(v. t.) To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play among actors |
Cast
(v. i.) To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook. |
Cast
(v. i.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind in getting under weigh. |
Cast
(v. i.) To consider |
Cast
(v. i.) To calculate |
Cast
(v. i.) To receive form or shape in a mold. |
Cast
(v. i.) To warp |
Cast
(v. i.) To vomit. |
Cast
() 3d pres. of Cast, for Casteth. |
Cast
(n.) The act of casting or throwing |
Cast
(n.) The thing thrown. |
Cast
(n.) The distance to which a thing is or can be thrown. |
Cast
(n.) A throw of dice |
Cast
(n.) That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected |
Cast
(n.) The act of casting in a mold. |
Cast
(n.) An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person |
Cast
(n.) That which is formed in a mild |
Cast
(n.) Form |
Cast
(n.) A tendency to any color |
Cast
(n.) A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage |
Cast
(n.) The assignment of parts in a play to the actors. |
Cast
(n.) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go at one time from the hand. |
Cast
(n.) A stoke, touch, or trick. |
Cast
(n.) A motion or turn, as of the eye |
Cast
(n.) A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold. |
Cast
(n.) Four |
Cast
(n.) Contrivance |
Cast iron
() Highly carbonized iron, the direct product of the blast furnace |
Cast-iron
(a.) Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron |
Cast-off
(a.) Cast or laid aside |
Cast steel
() See Cast steel, under Steel. |
Coma
(n.) A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult or impossible to rouse a person. See Carus. |
hurl
cast | a violent throw |
| casting cast | the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel |
| cast roll | the act of throwing dice |
cast
casting | object formed by a mold |
cast plaster cast
plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
mold
mould
cast | container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens |
form
shape cast | the visual appearance of something or someone, the delicate cast of his features |
coma
comatoseness | a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness, usually the result of disease or injury |
diabetic coma
Kussmaul's coma | coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus |
| hepatic coma | coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease |
cast
cast of characters
dramatis personae | the actors in a play |
| coma | (astronomy) the luminous cloud of particles surrounding the frozen nucleus of a comet, forms as the comet approaches the sun and is warmed |
| Coma Berenices | a constellation in the northern hemisphere between Ursa Major and Bootes, contains a cluster of some , galaxies |
aspidistra
cast-iron plant
baroom plant
Aspidistra elatio | evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves, grown primarily as a foliage houseplant |
| coma | (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds) |
cast
mold
mould
stamp | the distinctive form in which a thing is made, pottery of this cast was found throughout the region |
needle blight
needle cast
leaf cast | a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall |
alloy iron
alloy cast iron | cast iron containing alloying elements (usually nickel or chromium or copper or molybdenum) to increase the strength or facilitate heat treatment |
| cast iron | an alloy of iron containing so much carbon that it is brittle and so cannot be wrought but must be shaped by casting |
vomit
vomit up
purge cast
sick
cat
be sick disgorge
regorge
retch
puke
barf
spew
spue
chuck
upchuck
honk
regurgitate
throw up
dbbaa | eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth, After drinking too much, the students vomited, He purged continuously, The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night |
cast about
beat about
cast around | search anxiously |
frame
redact
cast
put
couch | formulate in a particular style or language, I wouldn't put it that way, She cast her request in very polite language |
| draw cast | choose at random, draw a card, cast lots |
anchor
cast anchor
drop anchor | secure a vessel with an anchor, We anchored at Baltimore |
hurl
hurtle
cast | throw forcefully |
shed cast cast off
shake off
throw throw off
throw away
drop | get rid of, he shed his image as a pushy boss, shed your clothes |
| project cast contrive throw | put or send forth, She threw the flashlight beam into the corner, The setting sun threw long shadows, cast a spell, cast a warm light |
cast
mold
mould | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold, cast a bronze sculpture |
| sand cast | pour molten metal into a mold of sand |
| cast on | make the first row of stitches when knitting |
| cast off | make the last row of stitches when knitting |
| cast | select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet, He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona |
depress
deject
cast down
get down
dismay dispirit
demoralize
demoralise | lower someone's spirits, make downhearted, These news depressed her, The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her |
c roll wander
swan
stray tramp roam
cast ramble rove
range
drift vagabond
cccbb | move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment, The gypsies roamed the woods, roving vagabonds, the wandering Jew, The cattle roam across the prairie, the laborers drift from one town to the next, They rolled from town to town |
d discard
fling toss
toss out
toss away
chuck out
cast aside
dispose
throw out
cast out
throw away
cast away
put away | throw or cast away, Put away your worries |
| cast d | deposit, cast a vote, cast a ballot |
| cast e | assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors, Who cast this beautiful movie? |
banish ban ostracize ostracise shun
cast out
blackball | expel from a community or group |
cast-iron
iron | extremely robust, an iron constitution |
| die-cast | formed by forcing molten metal into a die, a die-cast seal |
cast-off(a)
discarded
throwaway(a)
thrown-away(a) | thrown away, wearing someone's cast-off clothes, throwaway children living on the streets, salvaged some thrown-away furniture |