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transitive verb1 a: to cause to move or send forth by throwing <cast a fishing lure> <cast dice> b: direct <cast a glance> c
(1): to put forth <the fire casts a warm glow> <cast light on the subject>
(2): to place as if by throwing <cast doubt on their reliability> d: to deposit (a ballot) formally e
(1): to throw off or away <the horse cast a shoe>
(2): to get rid of : discard <cast off all restraint>
(3): shed, molt
(4): to bring forth
; especially : to give birth to prematurely f: to throw to the ground especially in wrestling g: to build by throwing up earth2 a
(1): to perform arithmetical operations on : add
(2): to calculate by means of astrology barchaic : decide, intend3 a: to dispose or arrange into parts or into a suitable form or order b
(1): to assign the parts of (a dramatic production) to actors <cast a movie>
(2): to assign (as an actor) to a role or part <was cast in the leading role>4 a: to give a shape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure <cast steel> b: to form by this process5: turn <cast the scale slightly>6: to make (a knot or stitch) by looping or catching up7: twist, warp <a beam cast by age>intransitive verb1: to throw something
; specifically : to throw out a lure with a fishing rod2dialect British : vomit3dialect English : to bear fruit : yield4 a: to perform addition bobsolete : estimate, conjecture5: warp6: to range over land in search of a trail —used of hunting dogs or trackers7: veer
— cast lots
: to draw lots to determine a matter by chance
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