casting Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun object formed by a mold
    cast.
  2. noun the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
    molding.
  3. noun the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
    cast.
  4. noun the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie
  5. verb put or send forth
    project; cast; contrive; throw.
    • She threw the flashlight beam into the corner
    • The setting sun threw long shadows
    • cast a spell
    • cast a warm light
  6. verb deposit
    cast.
    • cast a vote
    • cast a ballot
  7. verb select to play,sing, or dance a part in a play, movie, musical, opera, or ballet
    cast.
    • He cast a young woman in the role of Desdemona
  8. verb throw forcefully
    cast; hurtle; hurl.
  9. verb assign the roles of (a movie or a play) to actors
    cast.
    • Who cast this beautiful movie?
  10. verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
    ramble; stray; cast; swan; drift; wander; tramp; range; rove; roam; vagabond; roll.
    • 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
  11. verb form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold
    mould; cast; mold.
    • cast a bronze sculpture
  12. verb get rid of
    shake off; shed; throw away; throw off; drop; cast off; cast; throw.
    • he shed his image as a pushy boss
    • shed your clothes
  13. verb choose at random
    cast; draw.
    • draw a card
    • cast lots
  14. verb formulate in a particular style or language
    put; redact; frame; couch; cast.
    • I wouldn't put it that way
    • She cast her request in very polite language
  15. verb eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
    retch; regorge; be sick; disgorge; spew; vomit up; puke; honk; cat; purge; cast; spue; upchuck; vomit; sick; barf; regurgitate; throw up; chuck.
    • After drinking too much, the students vomited
    • He purged continuously
    • The patient regurgitated the food we gave him last night

WordNet

Cast"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.
  2. The act or process of making cast or impressions, or of shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process of pouring molten metal into a mold.
  3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.
  4. The warping of a board. Brande & C.
  5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as skin, feathers, excrement, etc.

Webster 1913