- cast
- I UK [kɑːst] / US [kæst]
verb
Word forms "cast":
present tense I/you/we/they cast he/she/it casts present participle casting past tense cast past participle cast
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1)a) [transitive] to choose a performer for a particular part or for a particular type of part in a film, play etccast someone as something:Ralph Fiennes was cast in the lead role of King Richard.
She was tired of always being cast as a sex symbol.
b) to choose all the performers for a film, play etc2) [transitive] to describe someone or something as belonging to a particular typecast someone as something:From his earliest days on the team he was cast as a troublemaker.
3) [transitive] to look at someone or something in a particular waycast a look/glance:cast an eye over/cast your eyes over:She cast an impatient look at Mitch and stormed out of the room.
Harry cast his eyes over the bewildering array of instruments on the control panel.
4) [transitive] mainly literary to make light or a shadow appear in a particular place5) [transitive] literary to throw someone or something somewhere6)a) [intransitive/transitive] to swing a fishing rod forwards so that the end of the line falls into the waterb) to throw a fishing net into the water7) [transitive] to form an object by pouring liquid metal or liquid plastic into a mouldThe Rodin sculptures are cast in bronze.
8) [transitive] to make a horoscope in order to say what will happen in the future, by calculating the positions of stars and planets9) [transitive] if a snake casts its skin, it slides out of it•cast (new/fresh) light on something
— to provide information that helps people understand something more clearlyHuman genome research is casting new light on Alzheimer's disease.
cast a spell on/over someone
— to use magic to make something happen to someone; to have a strong emotional effect on someonePhrasal verbs:Stonehenge never fails to cast a spell over the traveller.
- cast off- cast on- cast out- cast up
II UK [kɑːst] / US [kæst] noun
Word forms "cast":
singular cast plural casts
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1) [countable] all the performers in a film, play etccast of:An all-star cast includes Michael Douglas as the US President.
The play has a cast of four.
She was a member of the cast of The Sound of Music for years.
2) [countable] a hard cover for protecting a broken or injured part of the body, such as an arm or leg, while it is getting betterSheila broke her arm skiing and had to wear a cast.
3)a) [countable] an object formed into a particular shape by pouring a liquid into a mould, allowing the liquid to become hard, and then removing the mouldThe museum's study hall has casts of many Greek statues.
b) a mould used to form a particular shape4)a) [singular] British a particular type of something, especially someone's mind, face, or featurescast of mind:men of a military cast of mind
b) the particular way that something looks, especially if it is only slightly noticeableHis face had a slightly greenish cast.
5) [countable] the action of swinging a fishing line or net into the water
English dictionary. 2014.